Tourism Facilities
Naparima Bowl is one of San Fernando’s most treasured places. This site is viewed as one of the significant focal points in developing the City of San Fernando. The Naparima Bowl is used for cultural shows, concerts, conferences, dance, music and art festivals.
For more information on Naparima Bowl, visit: http://naparimabowl.net/
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Queen’s Hall was opened on the 4 June 1959. This performance hall aims to provide the necessary canvas for showcasing local and international performing arts. It recently added a Garden Theatre which offers various experiences, including live contemporary cultural performances, art, storytelling and local cuisine and a new platform for artists to showcase their talents.
For more information on Queen’s Hall, visit: https://queenshalltt.com/
The National Museum and Art Gallery was established originally as the Royal Victoria Institute (RVI) in 1892 in commemoration of the Jubilee of Queen Victoria and as part of a general British Colonial policy to build cultural institutes throughout the Commonwealth.
For more information on the National Museum and Art Gallery.
Built by Charles Fourier Stollmeyer, Killarney was the first great house to be constructed in the St Clair subdivision; established on lands which had previously been used as a government stock farm. It was also the first of “The Magnificent Seven”.
Construction Stollmeyer’s Castlestarted in 1902 and was completed in 1904. The architect and contractor of this elaborate structure was a Scotsman, Robert Gillies, from the firm Taylor and Gillies. Described to be Scottish Baronial in architectural style, it is said that the structure of the house was patterned after a wing of Balmoral Castle in Scotland. When construction was completed, Mrs.C.F. Stollmeyer found it too ostentatious for her simple tastes and her husband gave it to their son, Charles Conrad, who was about to marry. The new Mrs. Stollmeyer gave the structure the name Killarney, after the place in Ireland where she had hoped to spend her honeymoon.
During the Second World War, Killarney, like its neighbour Whitehall was commandeered by US Forces and was popularly referred to as “The Castle”. It is from this period that Killarney became better known as Stollmeyer’s Castle.
Castle Killarney is not only a key feature in the architectural history of Port of Spain; it is a National Treasure, with a mandated use as an Art and Cultural centre, for historical guided tours, exhibitions and approved small events.
