Bridgetown
Barbados
About Bridgetown
Bridgetown is the capital of Barbados and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized for its well-preserved British colonial streetscapes and early parliament buildings. The Bridgetown port is close to Carlisle Bay and the city center, with historic sites, rum distilleries, and golden sand beaches all accessible by excursion or taxi. Barbados is known as the birthplace of rum, and the Mount Gay distillery is among the oldest in the world.
Highlights
A UNESCO-listed colonial capital and birthplace of rum, with gorgeous white-sand beaches.
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Read before you go
Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys
The Caribbean prequel to Jane Eyre — Bertha Mason's story set in the lush, haunted beauty of the West Indies. Gorgeous and devastating.
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Don't Stop the Carnival
Herman Wouk
A New Yorker buys a Caribbean hotel — everything goes hilariously wrong. The funniest novel about island life ever written.
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An Embarrassment of Mangoes
Ann Vanderhoof
A couple sails the Caribbean for two years — the food, the islands, and the irresistible freedom of life under the trade winds.
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Before you sail — hotels in Bridgetown
Arrive a day early and explore Bridgetown before boarding