2 destinations on cat-island
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Mt. Alvernia & The Hermitage
At 206 feet, the highest point in the Bahamas. A Franciscan friar built a mountaintop monastery here by hand in the 1940s. The climb rewards with panoramic views across the island.
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Rake 'n' Scrape Music Experience
The bold, brassy, wholly Bahamian musical tradition using goatskin drums, hand saws, accordion, and guitar. Cat Island is the spiritual home of rake 'n' scrape.
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