Antigua has an amazing 365 beaches - one for each day of the year! Most of the beaches are located inside the protected waters of the island's Caribbean side such as Curtain Bluff, Rendezvous Bay, Windwood Beach and Mamora Bay (home of the St James Club). The tourist beaches of Dickenson Bay (common misspelling of Dickinson Bay) and Runaway Bay are located along Antigua's more developed north western coast which is the place to visit for the main resorts. The beaches and bays of the west and south western corner of Antigua are less developed than those around St John's. Worth exploring are Half Moon Bay, Darkwood and Nonsuch Bay.

Cruise ship entering St John's Harbour

The Museum building at Nelson's Dockyard

The main sights not to miss in Antigua (not necessarily the major tourist attractions) are St John's, Sandy Cove in Nonsuch Bay, Nelson's Dockyard at English Harbour, the spectacular views from Shirley Heights, Falmouth Harbour, the wild and remote Devil's Bridge on the north eastern point and Half Moon Bay (possibly the most beautiful of all Antigua's beaches). Cruise ship passengers will have a wide variety of excursions to choose from, those staying in Antigua should definitely rent a car and explore the more remote areas. We also feature a gallery of aerial photographs of Antigua.