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Main tourist areas and
places of interest:
Saint John's is the capital
and cruise ship dock on the
north western coast. The main commercial centre of
the island with a population of 25,000 (over one third of
the of the island and
it's dependency of
Barbuda
live in the capital).
The town has been the
island's administrative
centre since 1632.
Nelson's Dockyard is
the premier tourist
attraction and no visit to the
island would be complete
without making the
journey to see the
restored Georgian dockyard
which was named after the famous
Admiral Horatio
Nelson.
Most cruise ship
companies offer
an excursion to the
yard in English
Harbour which is on the
southern coast of the
island
and around a forty-five minute
drive from the cruise port.
Shirley Heights
has a fantastic views
looking down on Galleon Beach, English Harbour
and
Nelson's Dockyard. The heights offer breathtaking and far reaching
views across
English Harbour and the whole of the island. This area was fortified
named after
the English Governor of the Leeward islands, General
Shirley, in the late
18th century.
Jolly Beach and
nearby Jolly Harbour, located in
the parish of Saint Mary on the west side of
the island are one of
the major tourist areas
for hotels and visitors
staying in Antigua.
Jolly beach is 1 mile long
sandy curve and the Jolly Harbour
area amenities include hotels,
stores, restaurants, a
casino and a
golf course. |
