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ArticleThis is Barbados
Tourism and Barbados go together like rum and coke or flying fish and chips. You can pay thousands of dollars to be truly cosseted along with music moguls and supermodels, or you can cater for yourself and go shopping with Bajans. The west...
ArticleBest of Barbados
1 The Garrison Historic Area If you can tear yourself away from the beach, Bridgetown’s Garrison Historic Area is well worth a visit. Dating back to 1650, it’s believed to be the most authentic and complete British garrison in the world and...
ArticleBest of Barbados
1 The Garrison Historic Area If you can tear yourself away from the beach, Bridgetown’s Garrison Historic Area is well worth a visit. Dating back to 1650, it’s believed to be the most authentic and complete British garrison in the world and...
ArticleRoute planner
Many holidaymakers to the Caribbean only venture out of their all-inclusive resorts on the occasional organized excursion, but, thanks to excellent public transport, good roads and short distances, Barbados is very easy to explore...
ArticleBest beaches
Paynes Bay Beach, page 44 Bathsheba Beach, page 63 Bottom Bay, page 70 Crane Beach, page 72 Dover Beach, page 75
ArticleThe island
Located in the Atlantic Ocean, 483 km north of Venezuela in South America, Barbados is the easternmost island of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, and is about 100 km east of the Windward Islands arc and the Caribbean Sea. The island,...
ArticleWhen to go
Climate With an average of eight to nine hours of daily sunshine and consistently warm sea temperatures, any time of year is holiday time on Barbados. The climate is tropical, but rarely excessively hot because of the prevailing...
ArticleBest gardens
National Botanical Gardens, page 41 Tropical Garden Barbados, page 42 Flower Forest Botanical Gardens, page 52 Hunte’s Gardens, page 52 St Nicholas Abbey, page 58 Andromeda Botanic Gardens, page 64
ArticleFlourishing gardens
Barbados has been exhibiting at the UK’S prestigious Chelsea Flower Show for almost 40 years and has an impressive 24 gold medals to show for it. The beautiful and creative floral displays are organized by the Barbados Horticultural...