Barbados has long been the winter destination of choice for the glitterati: the Barbados – London route was a regular scheduled flight for Concorde before she was decommissioned in 2003. A string of film, music and television stars, businessmen and Premier League footballers have chosen Barbados as their second home. And a string of celebrity high-rolling glamour has inevitably followed in their wake: London’s legendary Italian restaurant Daphne has opened a in Barbados and paparazzis regularly cover the flights at Bridgetown. Despite this, the island has maintained endearing its Caribbean laid-back charm.
For property buyers, Barbados is the most solid of Caribbean destinations with a strong resale market, and as such, the island has weathered the global downturn well as people always go back to the core market and to what they know in a recession.
The East coast offers rugged shores fronting the Atlantic Ocean, where surfers enjoy themselves. As a contrast, the West Coast, which fronts the Caribbean Sea, is regarded as one of the most tranquil and beautiful coastlines in Caribbean and as such, property prices are at a premium and have been steadily rising year on year for a very long time.
The island has many advantages: ideal climate, white sand beaches, friendly locals, several championship golf courses, plenty of direct flights from the UK & Europe and North America, and an infrastructure not easily matched throughout the rest of the Caribbean.
But there is more to Barbados than just sunshine and beaches – a variety of sports, entertainment and stylish restaurants are found here. International cricket, golf, polo and tennis is played in Barbados all year round because of the incredible weather. The winter season in Barbados is made up of a plethora of glamorous events, from polo tournaments at the four grounds around the island (Prince Harry played here last year) to the Barbados Gold Cup, a horse race held at the historic Garrison Savannah Racecourse in Bridgetown. In between are cocktail parties, a jazz festival, gatherings held at the various houses that belong to the island’s national trust and, finally, the Caribbean’s leading Performing Arts Festival hosted by Wendy Kidd, mother to supermodel Jodie, at her Barbados villa which has been described as ‘a hybrid of Glyndebourne and Glastonbury’ by one regular.
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