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| Barbados Holidays - Destinations |
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| Temperature: |
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Population: |
280000 |
| Time Zone: |
GMT-5 hours |
Driving side: |
Left Hand Side |
| Languages: |
English |
| Religion: |
Mainly Christianity
Rastafarian followers. |
| Emergency #: |
911 for police, fire and ambulance. |
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Bridgetown – The capital city is a lively and busy harbour town, which is tinged with the colonial British influence. The old and new buildings live happily side-by-side and gardens provide picnic spots with fine views of the harbour. The town also houses a good museum and comes to life at night with Baxter’s road being the focus.
Sam Lord’s Castle – Legend has it that Sam Lord diverted ships off course, by a system of lanterns to reach a watery grave while Sam plundered the bounty. More of a stately home than castle containing some of Sams ill gotten gains.
Holetown – The oldest town on the island dating back to the 1600s, home to a fine 19th century church and a lovely park at the beach with a marine museum on the grounds.
Sunbury Plantation House – The house dates back to the 17th century and is furnished with antiques, well worth exploring on an educational guided tour.
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Barbados Wildlife Reserve – This interesting walk through zoo is run by the Barbados Primate Research Centre and as such features a good variety of monkeys and other wildlife.
Flower Forest – 20ha of tropical forest lies about 20km northeast of Bridgetown. Take a day hike through the area and enjoy mountain and sea views as well as Harrison’s cave, which are a network of caves, streams, pools and waterfalls.
St Lawrence – A cluster of small villages on South-western coast 15km from the capital complete with stunning beaches, great fishing and lots of small guest houses away from the package tourists.
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Bus – The bus routes are extensive and cheap, or you can board a shared minibus.
Car Rental – Many small rental firms do business from the towns and hotels and they will arrange for your temporary driving permit at a small fee.
Taxi – The fares are fixed by the government, so be sure of your fare in advance (hotels can help here)
Mopeds and Bikes – Can be hired in Maxwell and Hastings and are a great way to get to those hard to reach beaches etc.
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Errol Barrow Day – Celebrated on January 21st in tribute to the first prime minister of Barbados. He became leader in 1961, 5 years before independence.
Crop Over Festival – Self-explanatory sugar harvest fest celebrated from mid July till the first Monday in August. Every village and town has its own parades, festival Queens and all sorts of fun that West Indians love to enjoy. The final day is Kadooment Day where it all comes together with a bang in Bridgetown and is a national holiday.
Independence Day – The 30th of November is commemorated as the day that Barbados Became an independent country from Britain in 1966.Parades and parties are held in the capital.
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