Belize's colorful former capital is a ramshackle city with raffish charm.
Belize City's urban scenery is not just odorous old canals and grungy slums. There's also beautiful colonial houses, seaside parks, cheerful shopping areas and sailboats bobbing at the mouth of Haulover Creek. Walking the city's streets can be very hot, and occasionally threatening, but never boring.
No longer the political capital, Belize City is still home to a quarter of the nation's population. A haven for creative minds, boasting the best of Belizean arts and entertainment, shops and restaurants, it's also the perfect base to explore the country's stunning ancient and natural wonders.