如果您决定在加勒比地区购买一套家庭住宅，对您来说最重要的是什么？海滨位置？壮丽的海洋和岛屿景色？安静、私密的环境？宽敞的室内设计和带遮阳棚的户外生活？设备齐全的高档厨房？室内/室外用餐区？在装置配件的质量，以及家具的舒适性方面尽善尽美？客人是否可以在自己的空间放松身心？宽敞的正式/非正式娱乐空间？大型游泳池（配以超过100英尺高的滑梯可进入游泳池）——即使你可以轻松一跃，跳进池内，根本不需要它。欢迎来到Bella Luna！英属维尔京群岛Tortola房产的本住宅位于Cooten Bay，这里既美丽又怡人，是历史悠久的观光景点。英属维尔京群岛Tortola房产的本物业从Bella Luna步行不远即可抵达海滩，那里有Fort and Sugar Works遗址。根据维基百科...“Cooten Bay Ruin是Cooten Bay的一个废墟，位于英属维尔京群岛Tortola的北侧。废墟可以追溯到糖料种植园时代，但是加农炮筑垒的修建可能可以追溯到更久远的时期。在19世纪中叶，当许多种植园被弃，英属维尔京群岛经济崩溃时，人们认为它也被废弃了。在此之前，废墟仍然难以到达，因为没有道路通往这个海湾，山一侧的山谷也相对陡峭。由于靠近岸边的珊瑚礁，北侧会膨胀，所以该海湾无法直接与海洋相通。然而，2006年，作为住房开发的一部分，海湾的几百英尺上方架起了一条长路。游客现在可以通过一条几百英尺长的陡峭河床，进入废墟。我们现今几乎没有该废墟的历史记载，它可能是在英国通过1846年糖业法案后，陷入财务困境，并且很可能在1853年起义后被废弃。一些当地人将其称为“Indigo factory”，尽管没有证据表明，这里是用于制造Indigo棉花的。但是两个大炮仍留在废墟现场（其中一个大炮被认为被盗，但实际上是被掩埋起来了）。然而，目前尚不清楚该废墟是否是一个完整的堡垒，但一定不是为人所知的堡垒。这里几乎与世隔绝，因为这里生长的珊瑚礁使其与海洋相隔。据了解，历史上，Cootens Bay地区没有发生过任何武装冲突。
If you were deciding to buy a family home in the Caribbean, what would be most important to you? Oceanfront? Glorious ocean and island views? A peaceful and private location? A very spacious home designed for indoor and shaded outdoor living? A well appointed, well equipped state of the art kitchen? A choice of indoor and outdoor eating areas? No compromise on the quality of fixtures and fittings and the comfort of the furnishings? Room for guests to chill in their own space? Plenty of formal and informal entertaining space? A large and fun swimming pool (did you notice the 100' plus slide into the pool?) - even if you don't really need it because you have easy access to the ocean. Welcome to Bella Luna! As well as being stunningly beautiful, Cooten Bay is a fascinating spot for historical reasons. Just a short stroll down the beach from Bella Luna lies the ruins of a Fort and Sugar Works. According to Wikipedia... "The Cooten Bay ruin is a ruin in Cooten Bay, on the north side of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands . The ruin probably dates from the sugar plantation era, although the fortification of the property with cannon may suggest an earlier date. It was presumed abandoned during the economic collapse of the British Virgin Islands during the mid-19th century, when many plantations were abandoned. Until relatively recently, the ruins were extremely difficult to get to, as no roads led to the bay, and the ghuts leading down the mountain side were relatively steep. They bay is not accessible by sea due to the coral reefs lying close to the shore, and the strong north side swells. However, in 2006 a long road was cut down to within few hundred feet above the bay as part of a housing development. Visitors can now get to the ruins by climbing down a steep stream bed just a few hundred feet long. There is almost no historical record of the ruin, and it may be one of the many relatively impoverished sugar plantations that fell into financial distress after the United Kingdom passed the Sugar Duties Act 1846 , and was most likely abandoned after the insurrection of 1853 . Some locals refer to it as the "Indigo factory" although there is no contemporary evidence that the structure was used in manufacture of Indigo cotton. [1] Two cannons remain on site at the ruin, which was clearly fortified (one cannon was thought to have been stolen but it is actually partially buried). However, it is not clear that the ruin was a full fort , and was certainly not a publicly maintained fort. It is a slightly curious area to fortify, as the coral reefs would make any landing from the sea very difficult. No armed conflicts are known to have occurred in the area of Cootens Bay in the history of the Territory.
