Barbados

Saint Michael

This major parish located along the western coast and covered with palm trees, wildlife and flowers add a special touch to the environmental beauty of the place. This parish hosts Bridgetown, Barbados' cosmopolitan capital city. This city showing off a blend of colonial and modern architecture counts on the Barbados Museum and the Trafalgar Plaza with a memorial site to honor those natives who fought during WW I and WW II, as well as dolphin-shaped fountain that marks the introduction of running water on the island. The Emancipation Statue symbolizes the end of slavery on the island nation. Travelers can tour elegant and state-of-the-art shopping malls, take a swim or just bask in the tropical sun along its gorgeous beaches like Carliesle Bay and taste exquisite Creole-cuisine dishes in restaurants and cafeterias. A brisk nightlife with Caribbean, jazz, reggae and calypso music make everybody happy. Harbor Lights is just another spot worth mentioning. This beachfront outdoors place is penciled in as one of the island's most popular sites and features the After Dark, one of the nation's largest bars. This and other interesting options will be awaiting you at St. Michael to give you a stay of sorts.

Tips

Cigar-makers are kept amused by a lector, who reads to them from a newspaper while they work.