Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine April 2017 | Page 79

Holetown Festival
The English first landed in Barbados at what
is now called Holetown, in February 1627.
The Holetown Festival which started in
1977, is a commemoration of this event. It
includes cultural performances, historical
lectures, a queen show, bus tour of the
old Holetown Village, street parade and of
course, food.
Photo Credit: Sue Kellerman
Andromeda Botanic
Gardens
Located on a hillside in St. Joesph
overlooking the island’s east coast, six
acres of this beautiful garden offers
tropical plants, flowers, trees, streams
and waterfalls to the delight of its visitors.
The garden, once private, was started in
1954 by a local horticulturalist who, on
her death bequeathed it to the Barbados
National Trust.
Sunbury Plantation House
Built in 1660, this Great House is a relic of
the island’s sugar plantation history with
Victorian-style rooms, antique furniture,
beautifully landscaped grounds and
immaculate gardens. Take a guided tour of
the house and its grounds and get an insight
into the way the plantation was run. There’s a
souvenir shop and also a restaurant on site.
Photo Credit: Gary J. Wood