Must See Saba - The Bottom

The Bottom is Saba's administrative centre, but beyond that it's a quiet, lovely town. As you first enter, you'll come upon the Department of Public Works, a former schoolhouse flanked by tall night-blooming cacti that give off a wonderful fragrance in the evening.

On the next corner is the Anglican Church, a picturesque stone structure more than 200 years old. The town also has a couple of cobblestone streets lined with old stone walls. The Bottom is located in the southwest corner of the island. A road leads to Fort Bay, the island's commercial port, on the southwestern coast.

This winding section of road leads down through dry terrain punctuated by Turk's-Head cacti. Fort Bay has dive shops, the marine park office, the island's power station, a water desalination plant and Saba's only gas station and hyperbaric chamber. While there's no beach at Fort Bay, it's possible to join the local kids swimming at the pier.