Port of Spain - Wikipedia
Port of Spain, officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municipal population of 49,867 (2017), [2] an urban population of 81,142 and a transient daily population of 250,000. [5]
Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago, Map, & Facts | Britannica
Oct 21, 2024 · Port of Spain, capital city and chief port of Trinidad and Tobago, southeastern West Indies. It is on the west coast of the island of Trinidad, below the northern peninsula on the Gulf of Paria, which separates the island from the northeastern coast of Venezuela.
10 reasons why you should visit Port of Spain - Lonely Planet
Apr 30, 2018 · For food, fun and festivals, Port of Spain, the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago, is your ideal Caribbean location. The country's complicated history connects indigenous, Spanish, English, French, African, Indian, Middle Eastern, Chinese and Portuguese cultures — and this wide array of influences is reflected throughout the city.
The Caribbean History Archives: Port-of-Spain's early city life
Aug 12, 2011 · The development of Port-of-Spain was Governor Sir Ralph Woodford’s pet project in the 19th century. From the beginning of colonisation in the mid-16th century, the Spanish Crown kept Trinidad always a little obscure.
Welcome to Port of Spain | Discover Trinidad & Tobago
Dec 16, 2017 · A look at Trinidad’s capital city. So much history in such a small place. Beneath its ever-increasing skyscrapers – well, they are, in this part of the world – the story of Port of Spain is still writ large in its contrasting wealth and seediness, the throbbing pulse of downtown Charlotte and Nelson Streets quietening to a calm hum as you ...
Port of Spain travel - Lonely Planet | Trinidad & Tobago, …
Trinidad & Tobago, Caribbean. Spreading back from the Gulf of Paria and cradled by the Northern Range foothills, Port of Spain is a mishmash of the pretty and the gritty, with the green expanse of uptown Queen's Park Savannah and a host of gorgeous fretworked buildings alongside a frenetic, gridlocked downtown area, its waterfront mostly hidden ...
Port of Spain - Creative Cities Network - UNESCO
Port of Spain. Port of Spain is known internationally as the birthplace of the steelpan instrument, calypso music and Carnival. Music lies at the heart of Trinidad and Tobago’s capital city and is expressed through the indigenous musical genres of calypso, chutney and soca.
Port of Spain – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
A bustling and friendly city, Port of Spain is a great place to spend a couple of days and is the hub for the Trinidad's famous carnival. It has been the capital since 1757 and is the main administrative center, although not the largest town.
12 Things you didn’t know about the City of Port of Spain
Oct 9, 2017 · Here are 12 little known facts about the Capital City of Trinidad and Tobago. Many of us traverse Port of Spain almost every day for work and leisure. But how much do you really know about the Capital City?
Must-see attractions Port of Spain, Trinidad - Lonely Planet
Port of Spain. All pointy balconies and angular turrets, this 1980s concrete building houses Trinidad and Tobago's main criminal court. Discover the best attractions in Port of Spain including Queen’s Park Savannah, Fort George, and National Museum & Art Gallery.