What to see in Antigua and Barbuda
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UNESCO World Heritage Site

Antigua and Barbuda has one site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List:

Antigua Naval Dockyard (2016)
A complex of 18th-century port buildings and facilities protected by fortified walls. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Antigua

English Harbour, Antigua-et-Barbuda
English Harbour
A port town in the south of the island with "Nelson's Dockyard" as a testament to its British colonial past.
Falmouth Harbour, Antigua-et-Barbuda
Falmouth Harbour
Just next to English Harbour, one of the first British settlements on the island, with some remnants of a fort from the period.
Saint John's, Antigua-et-Barbuda
Saint John's
It's the capital, known for its internationally renowned carnival. Beyond the shops and shopping centres popular with cruise passengers, you can visit several small museums, a Baroque cathedral, and the remains of some old British forts in the city or nearby.

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East Coast of Antigua
Unlike the West Coast, this part of Antigua offers great diving spots.
West Coast of Antigua
This stretch of coastline is where you’ll find the island’s most beautiful beaches, along with plenty of hotel complexes.

Barbuda

Codrington
The only settlement on this smaller, less populated, and less visited island than Antigua, which nonetheless offers stunning beaches and diving opportunities. You can also observe birds and turtles on the island.

Recommended

Saint John's
★★★ It's the capital, known for its internationally renowned carnival. Beyond the shops and shopping centres popular with cruise passengers…

Worth a look / Other

Antigua Naval Dockyard
★★ A complex of 18th-century port buildings and facilities protected by fortified walls. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Codrington
★★ The only settlement on this smaller, less populated, and less visited island than Antigua, which nonetheless offers stunning beaches and…
East Coast of Antigua
★★ Unlike the West Coast, this part of Antigua offers great diving spots.
West Coast of Antigua
★★ This stretch of coastline is where you’ll find the island’s most beautiful beaches, along with plenty of hotel complexes.
English Harbour
★★ A port town in the south of the island with "Nelson's Dockyard" as a testament to its British colonial past.
Falmouth Harbour
★ Just next to English Harbour, one of the first British settlements on the island, with some remnants of a fort from the period.
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