How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book

This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Antigua & Barbuda, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Antigua & Barbuda, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Antigua & Barbuda are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Antigua & Barbuda. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

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Table of Contents

Antigua’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

Top Attraction #2

Top Attraction #3

Top Attraction #4

Top Attraction #5

Top Attraction #6

Top Attraction #7

Top Attraction #8

Top Attraction #9

Top Attraction #10

A Perfect Day On Antigua

Introduction

Geography and climate

The environment

Flora and fauna

Identity and population

Tourism and the economy

A Brief History

Early times

European colonisation

Political development

Independent nation

Historical landmarks

Where To Go

St John’s

Cathedral of St John the Divine

Around Independence Avenue

Ebenezer Methodist Church

National Museum

The waterfront

The north coast

Fort James

Runaway and Dickenson Bays

Around Jabbawock Beach

Jumby Bay Island

Fitches Creek

Parham

Crabs Peninsula and offshore islands

East of the island

Betty’s Hope

The east coast

Devil’s Bridge

St Philips

Half Moon Bay

English Harbour area

Falmouth

Nelson’s Dockyard National Park

Shirley Heights

Bethesda to Potworks Dam

West of the island

West of St John’s

Fort Barrington

Around Green Castle Hill

The Jolly developments

Darkwood Beach

Towards Mount Obama

Fig Tree Drive

Barbuda

Codrington

Frigate Bird Sanctuary

Martello Tower

Spanish Point

The Highlands

Highland Caves

Highland House

What To Do

Sport and recreation

Water sports

Cricket

Other activities

Entertainment

Special events

Nightlife

Shopping

Where to shop

What to buy

Markets

Activities for children

Calendar of events

Eating Out

What to eat

Culinary influences

Fish and meat

Fruit and vegetables

Specialities

Desserts

What to drink

Alcoholic drinks

Soft drinks

Restaurants

St John's

The north coast

East of the island

English Harbour area

West of the island

Barbuda

A–Z Travel Tips

A

Accommodation

Airports

B

Bicycles, quads and scooter hire

Budgeting for your trip

C

Car hire

Climate

Clothing

Crime and safety

D

Disabled travellers

Driving

E

Electricity

Embassies and consulates

Emergencies

G

Getting there

Guides and tours

H

Health and medical care

L

Language

LGBTQ travellers

M

Media

Money

O

Opening times

P

Post offices

Police

Public holidays

T

Telephone

Time zones

Tipping

Tourist information

Transport

V

Visas and entry requirements

W

Websites

Weddings

Recommended Hotels

St John’s

The north coast

East of the island

English Harbour area

West of the island

Barbuda