Barbados Trip Overview
There’s no better way to explore the beauty and wonders of Barbados than with a walking tour through the City of Bridgetown which is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and is one of the few World Heritage Sites in the Caribbean. Bridgetown Barbados is full of interesting history that dates back to 400 years, the culture, people, food, and amazing sights. See our fantastic attractions like the Barbados Parliament House, the screw dock, and walk the boardwalk on the site where enslaved persons were bought from the Atlantic Ocean to be sold as slaves.
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Barbados, Caribbean
Trip Category: Walking & Biking Tours >> Walking Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Barbados, Caribbean, Caribbean
There’s no better way to explore the beauty and wonders of Barbados than with a walking tour through the City of Bridgetown which is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and is one of the few World Heritage Sites in the Caribbean. Bridgetown Barbados is full of interesting history that dates back to 400 years, the culture, people, food, and amazing sights. See our fantastic attractions like the Barbados Parliament House, the screw dock, and walk the boardwalk on the site where enslaved persons were bought from the Atlantic Ocean to be sold as slaves.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Pelican Craft Center, Pelican Point Shopping Ctr, Bridgetown Barbados
A Brief History of Pelican Island was a small uninhabited island that once existed off the west coast of Bridgetown and Fontabelle. Find Out What Happen to the Island!!!.
Pelican Craft Center commemorates the Island with more than 30 shops, locally made jewelry, clothing, leatherware, cigar factory locally made crystal pieces local cuisine and much more
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: The Bridgetown Fish Market, Princess Alice Highway, Bridgetown Barbados
Stroll across the street to the Bridgetown Fish Market.and see the catch of the day, and the fish vendors boning fish, take pictures of the second oldest fish market in Barbados
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Bridgetown, Bridgetown, Saint Michael Parish, Barbados
Barbados has the world’s most extensive collection of 400 17th and 18th century English iron cannons. Barbados was a base of great significance for the British military that was stationed on the island in the 1700s to protect their colonies of islands.
The National Armory contains most of the collection, though others can be found all around the island
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Bridgetown, Bridgetown, Saint Michael Parish, Barbados
The Broad Walk
To the west of Chamberlain Bridge is the Broad Walk, a wooden boardwalk that runs along the waterfront, offering a fabulous view of the UNESCO City of Bridgetown.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Bridgetown, Bridgetown, Saint Michael Parish, Barbados
The Independence Arch Bridgetown
Adorned with symbols of Barbados heritage such as the flying fish and pelican, along with their national flower, the arch is a symbol of Bajan independence and a new beginning. On the top of the arch is the island’s Coat of Arms bearing the national axiom ‘Pride and Industry’, while on the base of the arch is the National Pledge
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Independence Square, Bridgetown Barbados
Independence Square with Statue of the Honorable Errol Walton Barrow
The recreational square is a recent addition, extending over an area of approximately 50,000 sq ft and features a 9 ft bronze statue of the Rt Hon Errol Walton Barrow, known as the father of Barbados’ independence
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Blackwoods Screw Dock, Cavan’s Lane Pierhead, Bridgetown Barbados
The Blackman Screw Dock, that was built in the 19th century the only one that exists in the world.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Independence Square, Bridgetown Barbados
Independence Square with Statue of the Honorable Errol Walton Barrow.The recreational square is a recent addition, extending over an area of approximately 50,000 sq ft and features a 9 ft bronze statue of the Rt Hon Errol Walton Barrow, known as the father of Barbados’ independence
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: National Heroes Square, High and Trafalger Streets, Bridgetown Barbados
Formerly Trafalgar Square , it was renamed as Heroes Square to commemorate our 10 Heroes of Barbados, on April 22, 1999
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Bridgetown, Bridgetown, Saint Michael Parish, Barbados
Lord Nelson Statue. Horita Lord Nelson came to Barbados in 1805
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Bridgetown, Bridgetown, Saint Michael Parish, Barbados
The parliament building of Barbados dates back to the 1870sand has been the meeting place of the chamber of Parliaments ever since
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Bridgetown, Bridgetown, Saint Michael Parish, Barbados
Stroll by the oldest Jewish Synagogue in the western hemisphere, take pictures (if time permits, optional)
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Bridgetown, Bridgetown, Saint Michael Parish, Barbados
Originally Jew Town, where the Jews businesses were located, known today as Swan Street a traffic-free shopping areas
