Things to do in Hispaniola, Haiti
5 things to do in Hispaniola, Haiti, including Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Cap-Haïtien, Citadelle Laferrière and Jacmel Historic Centre. Opening hours, contact details and directions on Averko.
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Cap-Haïtien — This whitewashed, domed cathedral anchors Place d'Armes, the main square of Haiti's second city, and remains an active Catholic parish. Its colonnaded facade h…
- Citadelle Laferrière — Perched on the Bonnet à l'Évêque mountaintop south of Cap-Haïtien, this early-nineteenth-century fortress is the largest in the Americas and the centrepiece of…
- Jacmel Historic Centre — Jacmel's old town is a grid of nineteenth-century merchant houses with iron balconies, mosaic-tiled stairways and artisan workshops, earning the seaside city i…
- Monument des Héros de Vertières — On the south-western edge of Cap-Haïtien, this open-air monument marks the field where the Battle of Vertières was fought on 18 November 1803, the final engage…
- Sans-Souci Palace — The ruined royal palace of King Henry Christophe stands at the foot of the Citadelle trail in Milot, sharing the same UNESCO World Heritage designation. Comple…