Antigua and Barbuda Sights

Of particular interest to tourists cause St. John's Cathedral in the capital, the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda, Fort Berkeley, Karibaev - Folk Festival on about. Barbuda, a picturesque Manks Hill, Devil's Bridge, English Harbor & Yacht Club and Diving Center, and, of course, 365 first-class beaches.

The main historical attractions are in the capital of Antigua, the city of St. John. Be sure to inspect neobarochny Cent John's Cathedral, built in 1845, two towers of the cathedral are the hallmark of the island and is one of the rare examples of mixed wooden and stone architecture. In the southern part of the cathedral is a small cemetery with old, overgrown with moss, tombstones. Worth a visit National Museum, which collected a large collection of historical and cultural exhibits of Indian tribes and the colonial era as a whole.
Little Fort James was built on a cliff in the northern part of the harbor Cent-Jones in 1675. Here you can see some old guns that once guarded the harbor, as well as a gunpowder store, dining hall, barracks and a few virtually intact fortifications. The main street of the city, Long Street, along which the procession of the Carnival, built up by many beautiful old buildings, including several colorful wine shops XVII century, who are working and to this day. One of the oldest parts of St. John's - is the quay Radcliffe-Kwai. Behind the pier is the old market, and the north-picturesque Heritage District, Kwai, where the docked cruise ships, so there are many duty-free shops, a theater, as well as a memorial in honor antiguantsev who gave their lives in the margins of the First World War, a monument to the First Prime Minister independent country B. Bird and Memorial Vesterbi. Colorful Farmer's Market is located in the southwestern part of the city. Its worth a visit on weekends, when there are going to thousands of local residents.
In addition to the capital, you can visit other areas of the country, famous, at the base, its magnificent beaches. Inglish Falmouth Harbor and Harbor - areas in the south of Antigua. Here are the colonial building and the British naval base, built in the XVII century. Codrington Lagoon - an area in the west of the island of Barbuda second world of caves and sea birds that nest in large numbers along the coast.

Beaches
On the west coast of Antigua are such beautiful beach areas, as Dickenson Bay, Ranuey Bay, Gelli Bay and Hoksbill.

North-west of St. John's are two beautiful bay - Ranuey Bay and Dickenson Bay. This is a wonderfully quiet area with long beaches with fine white sand, calm waters and small, cozy hotel.

The banks of the hilly south-western part of the Antigua developed in the tourism plan is much weaker than the area around the capital. Nevertheless, here you can find beautiful sea coast, such as the Gulf Frays, beaches Darkwood Beach, Turner Beach, Jolly Bay, Harbaugh and the coast around Point-Johnson, as well as the Gulf of Rendezvous Bay and the beach Doygs Beach.

Vosmikilometrovy Beach Long Beach on the island of Barbuda is among the most beautiful beaches in the world.