Antigua
Unlike its smooth-edged neighbors, Antigua looks like something that went ‘splat’ on the pavement.
Unlike its smooth-edged neighbors, Antigua looks like something that went ‘splat’ on the pavement.
The quiet and modest town of Codrington is on the inland side of Codrington Lagoon, about 3.
Fort James, a small stronghold at the north side of St John’s Harbour, dates back to 1706, but most of what you see today was built in 1739.
Just southeast of the village of Pares, Betty’s Hope was the island’s first sugar plantation, founded in 1650 by Governor Christopher Keynall.
Runaway Bay is a simple strip of sand just south of popular Dickenson Bay.
In a remote corner of Antigua, Harmony Hall commands stunning views of Nonsuch Bay from its hilltop perch.
Old Road, a village that juxtaposes a fair amount of poverty with two swank lodges (Curtain Bluff and Carlisle Bay), marks the start of Fig Tree Dr.
Barbuda’s west coast is lined with magnificent beaches and crystal-clear waters.
Half Moon Bay, in the southeast of the island, is an undeveloped crescent-shaped bay with yet another beautiful white-sand beach lapped by water the color of Blue Curacao.
Antigua’s northern reaches between Dickenson Bay and the airport boast posh residential areas, a golf course, fancy restaurants and surf sports off Jabberwock Beach.
On the east side of Antigua, Long Bay has clear-blue, kid-friendly waters and a gorgeous white-sand beach that’s reef-protected and good for snorkeling.
Desert island.
A single road connects the low-key villages of this peninsula west of St John’s.
At the far southern tip of Antigua, the village of English Harbour sits atop two bays: Falmouth Harbour and English Harbour.
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