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Officials tasked with caring for the country’s lone UNESCO World Heritage Site are reminding residents that entrance fees play a major role in protecting historic Nelson’s Dockyard and its environs. The money collected pays for vital renovation and restoration works to the centuries-old buildings, along with maintaining the area’s yachting facilities that attract visitors.
Source: Dockyard officials say entrance fee helps protect World Heritage Site – Antigua Observer Newspaper
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A landmark genealogy project is unearthing the names of enslaved people whose stories were erased.
Source: ‘There’s power in names’: Antigua unearths lost ancestors
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Antigua’s English Harbour is a top destination for yacht lovers, but land activities and its history are also attractive to landlubbers.
Source: 7 Reasons To Fall In Love With Antigua’s English Harbour
It’s a place of many names: English Harbour in Antigua, the Sailing Capital of the Caribbean; the stomping grounds of Horatio Nelson; a UNESCO site.
Source: Caribbean Moment: The Iconic English Harbour in Antigua
A report from The Daily Observer. Antigua and Barbuda’s Nelson’s Dockyard has been voted “Best Attraction in the Caribbean”. “Nelson’s Dockyard, the only continuously working Georgian naval dockyard in the world, topped the category in the annual 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards, as voted by USA Today readers,” a release from the country’s Tourism Authority said.
Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua and Barbuda, has been voted Best Attraction in the Caribbean. Nelson’s Dockyard, the only continuously working Georgian naval dockyard in the world, topped the category in the annual 10Best Readers’ Choice Award, as voted by USA TODAY readers.
Source: Antigua’s Nelson’s Dockyard voted Best Attraction in Caribbean
Antigua & Barbuda – Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites
Get out and about on a family holiday in Antigua and enjoy everything from flying among the treetops to museums and cricket.
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