Antigua & Barbuda

St. John'sCapital

1 Nov 1981Independence

365Beaches

XCDEast Caribbean dollar

Beaches

White sand on Antigua, pink sand on Barbuda, and water so clear you can count your toes.

Aerial view of a curving Antiguan beach and turquoise bay — Crescent bays from above

Driftwood on the shore at Ffryes Beach — Ffryes Beach

Pink sand shoreline with shallow turquoise water — Pink Sand Beach, Barbuda

Wildlife

Swim with stingrays in the shallows and meet the island's famous beach pigs.

Swimmer holding a southern stingray in clear water — Stingray City

Aerial view of the Stingray City platform over the reef — The reef platform from above

Swimmers with pigs in turquoise water — Swimming with the pigs

Spotted pigs gathered on a sandy beach — Feeding time on the beach

Food

Fungee and pepperpot is the national dish, but saltfish shows up at almost every table.

Fungee with saltfish, eggplant and greens — Fungee & saltfish

Plate of fungee and saltfish — Sunday plate

Ducana with saltfish in tomato sauce — Ducana & saltfish

Ducana served with saltfish — Ducana, sweet potato dumpling

Field of Antigua Black pineapples — Antigua Black, the sweetest pineapple

Heritage

“Each Endeavouring, All Achieving”

The coat of arms tells the islands' story: the pineapple and hibiscus crown, deer from the islands' wildlife, sugar cane and yucca, the old sugar mill, and the rising sun over the sea.

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