Sunny vacation in Barbados

If you take a planisphere you will see that in the area of ​​the Caribbean Sea there is a large group of tropical islands. They are a lot! There is Barbados, an island with lots of sun, beautiful beaches, a very rich culture and nowadays a great infrastructure dedicated to tourism.

It may not be the first destination that comes to mind when you think of the Caribbean, but if you are looking for something else, a place where they don't speak Spanish and drink a lot of rum, for example, Barbados enters the Top 5. So, let's see what is waiting for us in Barbados.

Barbados

It is in the Lesser Antilles, near the Grenadines and Saint Lucia. Although Columbus stepped on it on his first trip, it soon became a UK domain and although it gained its independence in the 60s, it is still linked to it through the Commonwealth.

Its capital is the city of Bridgetown. The island has barely 34 kilometers long and 23 wide. It is a low island and its highest point barely exceeds 300 meters of altitude. Enjoy an excellent tropical climate although if you go between June and October you will run into a lot of rain. In fact, it is part of the area that is attacked by hurricanes and storms strong at that time of year, although luckily not with the severity of other Caribbean islands.

Barbados is still a producer of sugar, but for some time the industry without chimneys of tourism has taken over its economy: it offers its beaches, Its crystalline waters, Its caverns to explore, spearfishing, snorkeling, golf courses and walks through your colonial past.

Recommended beaches in Barbados

To get an idea this week the average temperature in Barbados is 28ºC. A pleasure. The west coast offers calmer waters and white sand beaches. On East Coast or coral formations eroded by the waters of the Atlantic and its strong winds so there are many waves here to do windsurfing and surfing. In fact, many believe that they are the best beaches in the world to practice these sports.

On the south coast the waters are super calm because the coral reefs protect the beaches so here you can swim and snorkel. And finally, on the southeast coast there is also a lot of activity in water sports, pink sand beaches and cliffs. Barbados has 60 beaches in total and an average of 3000 thousand hours of sunshine. Two of these beaches are always considered in the Top 10 of the Best Beaches in the World: St. Parish and Crane Beach.

On the west coast the recommended beaches are Six Mens, Mullins, Gibbes and Reeds Bay. A white sand beach is that of Paynes bay. Another very beautiful one is Heron bay and in the Brighton beach there are sun loungers and umbrellas and bars.

On the southeast and east coast as we said there is wind, so here we recommend the Crane Beach. If you have money to stay at the Crane Resort it is worth it because the views are great and low and you go up to the beach by elevator. Bottom Bay It is the typical Caribbean postcard: palm trees, a cave and cliffs, all with white sand and turquoise water.

On the south coast, on the other hand, is Carlisle bay, shaped like a crescent from Bridgetown to the Hilton Hotel. From pier to pier there is little more than a kilometer.

If you want to spend a day outdoors the Accra Beach It's great because it has a supermarket nearby and lifeguards so you have a picnic and stay as long as you want.

Other tourist activities in Barbados

Barbados has a great colonial past so it is part of the tourist offer. When you get tired of its beaches, to walk its streets. The English arrived in 1624 so the culture here is a melting pot of British culture with North African culture.

The people of Barbados call themselves They go down. The Bajan people are extremely friendly and social. If you speak English you can start talks with them about all aspects of the island. It is mostly black and there are very few whites and oriental. English is the official language but of course the local version is quite different because it is influenced by the typical dialects of the Caribbean.

The historic old town and the Bridgetown Military Garrison are considered Heritage World since 2011. Bridgetown has a trading history of almost four centuries of trafficking in sugar and slaves so people from all over the world have passed through here and that is revealed in its more European architecture. He thinks that it was the first port to make an inter-Atlantic route and its location was excellent from a military point of view for the British Empire.

That's why tours of its military buildings It is a highly recommended tour, between the prison and the barracks. They are there, among modern shopping centers, colorful streets, markets, a beautiful internal marina, squares and boardwalks. There are also many restaurants so you will have the opportunity to try the local rum. The quintessential pirate drink! And is that rum is closely related to sugar so it is also the drink of the Caribbean.

Many suggest that Barbados is the birthplace of rum. The cultivation of sugar produces a by-product, molasses, which, when fermented in alcohol and distilled, produces a super tasty rum. Rum is unique since it is distilled from the juice of sugar cane, its syrup or molasses, so there is a variety. Think that sugarcane has been cultivated here since 1640 and that by the 10th century there were XNUMX huge plantations with slave hands producing.

Still today it is possible to visit some of these factories and their mills that produced the sugar that was later sent to Europe to be refined. It seems that the climate of Barbados makes the sugar here of excellent quality so both the sugar and the rum are very particular. If you like this story you can sign up for one of the rum tours what there is: there are many open distilleries like the Mount Gay Rum, the Foursquare Rum Factory & Heriateg Park, the St. Nicholas Abbey Distellery or the West Indies Rum Destillery.

Finally, among the curious activities that you can do here is the visit to the Brisitih Airways Concorde, kept in a huge shed, swim among turtles or ride on the Atlantis submarines It can be done all year round and lets you see a shipwreck hidden in the depths of the Atlantic. The ride lasts 40 minutes and is simply wonderful.

A flight between Spain and Barbados lasts around eight hours.


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