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Silken
sands. Secluded shores. Captivating coves. Endless beaches.
If you were to visit one beach a day in Antigua, it would
take you a full year to explore all 365 beaches tucked along
the bays of the island.
If
you can tear yourself away from the beaches, a visit to Nelson's
Dockyard at English Harbour promises a delightful day with
its quaint mix of shops, restaurants and English taverns.
Half
Moon Bay and Long Bay are both known for unforgettable snorkelling
and diving, while the perfect end to any day awaits with spectacular
sunsets from Fort Berkeley and Shirley Heights.
SIZE
: Antigua, the largest of the British Leeward Islands, is
about 14 miles long and 11 miles wide, encompassing 108 square
miles. Its highest point is Boggy Peak (1319 ft.), located
in the southwestern corner of the island. Barbuda, a flat
coral island with an area of only 68 square miles, lies approximately
30 miles due north. The nation also includes the tiny (0.6
square mile) uninhabited island of Redonda, now a nature preserve.
The current population for the nation is approximately 68,000
and its capital is St. John's on Antigua.
CLIMATE
: Temperatures generally range from the mid-seventies in the
winter to the mid-eighties in the summer. Annual rainfall
averages only 45 inches, making it the sunniest of the Eastern
Caribbean Islands, and the northeast trade winds are nearly
constant, flagging only in September. Low humidity year-round.
Click here for the current four-day forecast.
RESORTS
Sandals
Antigua Resort & Spa
Allegro
Resort Pineapple Beach Club
St.
James's Club
Royal
Antiguan
Rex
Halcyon Cove Antigua
Cocobay
Jolly Beach Resort
Jolly Harbour
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