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Holidays Barbados   -   Travel information Barbados.

Island nation situated on the boundary of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. One of the Lesser Antilles, it lies to the east of the main chain of islands.

Barbados is a coral island, born of the sea. The sea water is crystal clear, turquoise blue, and always warm. The Barbados sun shines 3,000 hours a year. The temperature averages a cosy 27 degrees Celsius (80 Fahrenheit). The trade wind is a steady, cooling fan.

Parishes of Barbados : Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas 

Capital City Barbados: Bridgetown.


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Car Rental Barbados

  Sixt   -    
Pick-Up Station / Return Station:  Worthing, Sunny Isle

  Holiday Autos   -     
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

Holiday Homes

James Villas   -   Villas and villas with pools to rent with James Villa Holidays

  Caribbean Way   -   Luxury villa rentals
The island's western Caribbean coastline is pristine, providing travelers with calm clear waters for amazing snorkeling and scuba diving opportunities just steps from Barbados villas.
The electrifying southern coastline, meanwhile, is host to a healthy party atmosphere and the simpler Barbados villas. Whether you're seeking deluxe accommodations or something more understated, villas in Barbados are sure to please.

Hotels in Barbados

  Bougainvillea Beach Resort ****, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church
Bougainvillea Beach Resort is a luxurious, oceanfront all-suite resort, situated on the cool south coast of Barbados, approximately five miles from the airport and five miles from the capital, Bridgetown. Featuring 138 spacious suites, this elegant resort sits in a stunning location on one of the island's most beautiful beaches, with excellent swimming in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. 

 

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

Travelsphere   
Travelsphere is the UK's No. 1 operator of escorted holidays

Sovereign Premium Holidays  [ ATOL 230 ]
Flexible Luxury Holidays Barbados. Sovereign is a specialist tour operator with more than 30 years experience.

  British Airways   -  Holidays in Barbados 
Swim in the calm turquoise waters of the west coast during laid-back Barbados holidays. Discover the past at a plantation house in the interior of Barbados. Then sway to infectious calypso rhythms while sipping local Barbados rum.
Family holidays, Beach holidays, Romantic breaks, Spa hotels, Golfing holidays, Luxury holidays.

Kuoni Holidays   -   Barbados highlights
**  Bridgetown - a capital of colonial architecture, historical sights, fascinating museums, duty free shops and excellent restaurants.
**  The resorts of the 'platinum' (west) coast...some, like Sandy Lane, have become attractions in their own right.
**  Holetown, with its pretty Barbadian houses, where the first British ship landed, in 1625.
**  Former plantations, romantically ruined or skilfully reused, such as the Flower Forest at Richmond Plantation.
**  Golf - the climate, scenery and some of the region's best courses make Barbados a golfer's paradise. Particularly good are the links at Sandy Lane and Royal Westmoreland.

Thomas Cook  

My Travel   -   Sun Holidays Barbados
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   -   Create your perfect trip to Barbados
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Cresta Holidays     
Cheap Breaks Barbados.

  Tropical Locations   -   specialist travel organizer
  Tradewind Tours 
Caribbean travel agency specializing in the resorts and hotels of the Caribbean islands.

Travel Guides Barbados / Related Books

Travel Guides Barbados  [ amazon.co.uk ]

Barbados - Rough Guide Directions   -   Adam Vaitilingam
Barbados Directions fits neatly in your pocket and won't weigh you down on a visit to this dazzling island. The guide provides the perfect partner on a visit to Barbados, brimming with ideas for making the most of your time. In the opening "Ideas" section, 28 full-colour spreads cover a wide range of attractions from hidden beaches and outdoor activities to indulgent cocktails and remote sunset look-outs. The "Places" section of the guide gives complete coverage of each area of the island, with opinionated listings picking out the best museums, restaurants, bars, beaches, rum shops, wildlife and craft shops. Throughout the "Places" section there are specially commissioned photos illustrating the listings and maps pin-pointing their location. The entire text of the guide is digitally stored on an e-book CD included with the book. The CD can be read by PCs, Macs and all hand-held devices and contains weblinks to hundreds of sites, from hotels to local tour organisers.
Paperback 112 pages (August 26, 2004);  Publisher: Rough Guides;  Language: English;  ISBN: 1843533200.
Barbados - Footprint Pocket Handbook   -   Sarah Cameron
Mingle with the rich and famous on the 'Platinum Coast' or lime with the locals at one of a hundred beachside bars - on Barbados you can do it all. Blessed with miles of golden beaches, this island hideaway attracts visitors with its blend of chic style and Caribbean rhythms. The second edition of Footprint's popular mini guide tells you where to find the most exclusive hotels and best-value guesthouses, the tastiest flying fish and authentic rum cocktails, and the most secluded beaches and wildest parties. Up-to-the-minute accommodation and eating listings for every budget; Packed with in-depth information about all the main sights , plus those hidden gems just around the corner; Suggestions on how to best spend your time, whether you're there for a few days or longer; Honest, objective listings for bars, clubs and entertainment
Paperback 256 pages (September 30, 2005);  Publisher: Footprint Handbooks;  Language: English;  ISBN: 1904777589
Barbados Dive Guide   -   Lucy Agace
Packed with helpful hints for all levels of diver, and beautifully illustrated with more than 100 superb underwater photographs, this completely new publication should be a 'must have' for expert and novice divers, and snorkellers, alike. This book will also greatly appeal to any non-divers who merely want to enjoy the captivating beauty of the fascinating marine-life that can be seen in this magical underwater world. Lucy Agace has created an excellent guide, offering essential information about all aspects of diving in Barbados.
Paperback 188 pages (June 30, 2005);  Publisher: Wordsmith International (Barbados);  Language: English;  ISBN: 9769515302

Transport / How do I travel to Barbados

  Barbados Airport   -   Grantley Adams International Airport
  Bridgetown Airport

  British Airways   -  Flight tickets Barbados 

 
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Virgin Atlantic   -   flights from London to Barbados

  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights 
Flight tickets Barbados / Price comparison possible

  Barbados Port Authority
Port of Bridgetown provider of marine, cargo, passenger handling and other related services to seaport users

  Transport Board Barbados   -   Public Bus Transport

  Maps International   -   Maps of Barbados   
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
  Map Barbados [ Uni Texas   -   Perry-Castañeda Library   -   Map Collection ]


Links 

  Travel Insurance   -   online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

  Barbados.org   -   Official Barbados Tourism Authority's Site!
Hotels, Apartments, Villa's, Maps

  Government Barbados

  Barbados UK   -   UK website Barbados Tourism Authority
Travel to Barbados,  Accommodation,  Romance in Barbados,  Events,  Barbados Tour Operators and more

  Bridgetown   -   Capital City of Barbados  -  southwestern Barbados, on Carlisle Bay
So-named for the bridges over the Careenage, Bridgetown is the center of commercial activity in Barbados, as well as a central hub for the public transport network.

  Bathsheba
  Christ Church
  Holetown  -  one of the larger cities
  Peter Speightstown [ Port Charles Marina ]
  St James
  St James Bay
  St John
  St Michael
  St Peter
  St Philip
  Worthing

  Barbados Port Authority
  Bridgetown Cruise Terminals
Centre for all services provided for the use of cruise passengers and crewmembers visiting Barbados.
  University   -   University of West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
Autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 15 different countries in the West Indies.

Cuisine   -   Barbadian Recipes

Barbados Rum Book 
Paperback 48 pages (December 9, 1985);  Publisher: Macmillan Caribbean;  Language: English;  ISBN: 0333402227
Pig Tails 'n Breadfruit: A Culinary Memoir  -   Austin Clarke
If you grew up in a West Indian kitchen, if know any West Indian families well or if you have lived in the West Indies this book will appeal to you.
Hardcover 248 pages (April 2000);  Publisher: New Press;  Language: English;  ISBN: 1565845803
  Barbados Restaurants

History of Barbados

Independence: 30 November 1966 from the UK

Barbados was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627, though Amerindian tribes had lived on the island previously. Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century.

  Barbados History   -   Wikipedia
A History of Barbados: From Amerindian Society to Nation State  -   Hilary McD. Beckles
This book is the first general history of Barbados written by a professional historian. Using a vigorous and unbiased approach to the collective experience of all the island's inhabitants, the author traces the events and ideas that shaped contemporary society. He examines the influences of the Amerindians, European colonisation, the sugar industry, the African slave trade, emancipation, the civil rights movement, independence and nationalism. Dr Beckles has blended an impressive quantity of primary research and published literature to produce an exciting and provocative history of this island state.
Paperback 240 pages (September 20, 1990);  Publisher: Cambridge University Press;  Language: English;  ISBN: 0521358795
  Barbados Museum & Historical Society
The Barbados Museum is a non profit institution. Its mandate is to collect, document, and conserve evidence of Barbados' historical and environmental heritage; and to interpret this evidence for all sectors of society

Music, Art & Culture, Entertainment

Barbados is home to spouge music, which is played on guitars, mandolins and drums, but is best known as a second home for Trinidadian calypso and soca, as well as a reggae/soca fusion called ragga-soca.

Caribbean music [ calypso, soca, ringbang, dub, steel pan, and, to a lesser extent, reggae ] dominate the local scene, Barbadians are embraced by several other musical forms. This is borne out by the wide range of musical festivals that Barbados hosts each year, including an international Jazz festival, an opera season and a gospel festival.

  Barbados Holetown Festival
A festival of the town of Holetown on the Caribbean island of Barbados, a week-long celebration that starts in mid February to commemorate the arrival of the first English settlers on 17 February 1627.
A-Z of Barbados Heritage (Macmillan Caribbean A-Z S.) 
Sean Carrington, Henry Fraser, John Gilmore, Addington Forde
Every aspect of Barbadian history, geography, culture and society is covered: from flying fish to Gary Sobers; from chattel houses to rum shops and from the Landship to the six native types of lizard. The sources of local legends and folklore share the page with the story of rum and the origins of the name Bimshire, while the biographies of the great and the good jostle with the humorous stories of more colourful characters. Each author has brought an impressive breadth of scholarship combined with a lively, highly readable and often amusing style. This A-Z aims to be the definitive reference guide to the cultural heritage of Barbados
Paperback 288 pages (May 2004);  Publisher: Macmillan Caribbean;  Language: English;  ISBN: 0333920686
  Edward Kamau Brathwaite [ born 1931 ]
A Barbadian writer, poet and dramatist. His poetry explores the African and Caribbean roots of his country and his people.  See Pegasos

Web Portal / Search Engine / Directory

  Barbados.org

  Falling Rain in Barbados

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