The Town of Port Antonio
The obvious starting-point for a stroll around Port Antonio is its central square, with a landmark clock tower opposite the red-brick, two-storey Georgian courthouse, built in 1895 and fronted by an elegant fret worked verandah. On the other side of the road is the Village of St George shopping mall.

Due north from here, the Titchfield peninsula juts out into the Caribbean Sea, bisecting Port Antonio's twin harbors. The tip of the peninsula once held the British Fort George, whose ancient cannons and crumbling walls today form part of Titchfield High School. The short wander up from town takes you past the De Montevin Lodge hotel - high-Victorian gingerbread architecture at its best - and the ruins of the Titchfield Hotel, Port Antonio's first and once owned by Errol Flynn. Off Queen Street, a footpath leads down to small but pretty Folly beach, a nice spot for a swim or a drink at the open-air bar.

Back in the centre of town on West Street, which shoots off from the clock tower, Musgrave Market is the liveliest spot in town, crammed with stalls selling fresh produce, fish, meat, clothes and a handful of crafts and souvenirs. Farther up West Street (now called West Palm Avenue),

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