Developments in Antigua

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About Antigua

One a day.....

Here's a fabulous fact; Antigua has an amazing 365 beaches which means that you can go to one every single day of the year without ever seeing the same view!

Flourishing property market

In property terms, Antiqua is the young upstart.  Whilst islands such as Barbados & Jamaica became world-class hot-spots as long ago as the sixties, Antigua found little favour from European visitors.  However, the last two decades have seen a phenomenal increase in tourism traffic, and the island is now considered one of the most chic & glamorous destinations on offer. 

Property prices here can be some of the highest in the Caribbean, but Antigua has a secret weapon; those 365 beaches circumnavigate the entire coast - and Antigua is a large island - meaning that there is considerably more development potential than on islands where the natural resources are concentrated.  Looking forward, then, Antigua is set to continue as something of an investors paradise.

Steeped in history

An exploration of the island should begin at Nelson’s Dockyard. Part of a national park, it’s the only existing Georgian naval dockyard in the world, built in 1725 and once England’s most important naval outpost in the Caribbean. Along the waterfront, buildings are signposted with their dates of origin and former uses, from the Sawpit Shed to the Copper and Lumber Store. In the erstwhile Naval Officer’s House, a museum gives the history of the area. 

The dockyard springs to life in April when Antigua’s annual Sailing Week - one of the most important regattas in the world - graces its shores.  More than 1,500 sailors compete in this high-speed competition that makes a roundtrip from Dockyard to Dickenson Bay and back. April also features the Classic Yacht Regatta where traditional vessels built of wood and steel make this a show that’s more about beauty than speed.

The quirky town of St. John's, the island’s biggest, rises from the harbour, against a back drop of the twin-spired cathedral.  Here you will find the Antigua and Barbuda Museum with ancient artifacts including stone pendants & flint knives, displays on cassava, and for sports lovers the cricket bat of Sir Vivian Richards, a beloved island athlete.  At Redcliffe Quay, a series of historic buildings have been transformed into a little retail village.  Originally a slave-trading yard, the buildings were used by merchants and innkeepers after emancipation. In the countryside, almost a hundred towers that are the remnants of Antigua’s sugar mills dot the countryside where over 150 sugar-producing plantations once stood. At Betty’s Hope, founded in the 1650s, twin mills have been restored to working condition. Not interested in Antigua? See Maldives Directory.

Charming sister island

A short ferry ride away is Antigua's sleepy little sister, Barbuda.  Barbuda feels untouched by progress, with the principal inhabitants being the graceful frigate birds.  Take a boat ride through the Frigate Bird Sanctuary in Codrington Lagoon and see these unique birds, which spend most of their time in the air because they can’t walk or swim. On Barbuda, you’re unlikely to see more than a dozen other human beings during your repose.   The prolific number of conch shells on the island, having broken down over thousands of years, give the sand a distinct and charming pink hue.