| ing a Caribbean Island Vacation is difficult because to | | | | The majority of the beaches are on the west coast , |
| the outsider the Caribbean is just the Caribbean, with | | | | which is the more sheltered calm and protected part. |
| each island being much like the other. The insider will | | | | All of the beaches are open to the public and each |
| however tell you that each island has its own identity, | | | | has different characteristics, so the main difficulty you |
| none more so than Antigua. | | | | will have is finding the perfect Antigua beach for you. |
| The island of Antigua is always associated with | | | | One piece of advice is to never go to isolated |
| Barbuda, but this article isn’t about Antigua and | | | | beaches on your own, and another is to make sure |
| Barbuda, but about what it is that should make you | | | | you get good directions before you go. |
| want to choose Antigua for your Caribbean Island | | | | On the northwest coast you will find Dickenson Bay |
| Vacation. | | | | and Runaway Bay, both highly developed and great |
| Antigua is the largest of the Leeward Islands in the | | | | resort beaches. Closest to St Johns are Fort James, |
| Eastern Caribbean, north of Montserrat and | | | | and Deep Bay. In the winter surfers go to Galley Bay |
| Guadeloupe, and to the south and east of Nevis, St | | | | and the four beaches at Hawksbill are impressive, just |
| Kitts, St Barts, and St Martin. It is some fourteen miles | | | | beware that one is a nudist beach. |
| long and eleven miles wide, totalling 108 square miles. | | | | On the southwest and south coast of Antigua are |
| This means with its 365 beaches, one for every day | | | | where you will find the less visited and developed |
| of the year, there is plenty Antigua to explore, and | | | | beaches because the area is quite hilly. A road winds |
| furthermore there is lots to see thanks to the close | | | | along the coast here and you will find beaches like |
| links with Britain and the British Navy in the late | | | | Fryes Bay, Darkwood Beach, and the beaches around |
| eighteenth and early nineteenth century. | | | | Johnsons Point. |
| Visitors who have chosen Antigua for their Caribbean | | | | Rendezvous Bay, and Doigs Beach are especially |
| Island Vacation, also inevitably visit English Harbour | | | | very quiet beaches but not easy to get to. If you are |
| which is Antigua’s evocative historical district, | | | | looking for an Antigua Beach to relax on after visiting |
| around Nelson’s Dockyard National Park. The | | | | English Harbour then try Pigeon Point. |
| whole harbour area was the headquarters of the fleet | | | | On the east coast, the south east corner is Half Moon |
| in Nelson’s time. There are historical buildings | | | | Bay, is a national park, and if you want a family beach, |
| and fortifications to be seen around the park. | | | | then this and Long Bay which is as far to the east as |
| Antigua’s beaches are of course a huge | | | | you can go are both outstanding. The beaches facing |
| reason for taking a Caribbean Island Vacation here. | | | | east are quite rough but great for beachcombing. |