FORT CHARLES

After taking the island from the Spanish, the English never stopped protecting it, building forts all around the coast. Built in 1656, a year after the English army's victory over the Spanish, Fort Charles is today the oldest still standing. Built in the shape of a ship and once surrounded by water, it was used to control the entrance to the port. Rebuilt in 1699 after an earthquake, it was the best-armed fort in the Caribbean and was long the residence of Admiral Nelson. The crenellated enclosure, protected by cannons, houses a modest maritime museum. Concerts are held here. Remember to go at pleasant hours, as the sun is very strong.

The museum: two small houses inside the fort bear witness to Port Royal's past through objects and maps. One exhibit focuses on life before 1692, while the other recounts the city's military past after the earthquake.

Giddy House: this warehouse, built in 1888, is a strange sight. Literally sunk into the ground, sucked up by underground movements during an earthquake in 1907, it now leans 15% on its side. Walking inside it is a sensation that gave rise to the place's name: Gizzy, which translates as "giddy" or "unbalanced".

Victoria Albert Battery : not much remains of the city's former defensive complex of buildings and batteries linked by tunnels. A large cannon still stands as a reminder of the past.