St Johns Travel Guide
Travel guide to St Johns, Antigua with comprehensive information about events, shopping, and major St Johns sporting events to help you enjoy your visit more.
St Johns Overview
Antigua is perhaps most famous for its 365 idyllic beaches, where sun worshippers can lay back and enjoy the great weather and generous hospitality, but there is far more that the island can offer than just lazy days in the sun if you a re prepared to go looking.
From the tourist centre of St John's, Antigua's pleasant capital, where duty-free shopping, many restaurants and galleries attract visitors to Heritage Quay, there are many things to see and do in this vibrant city.
More adventurous holidaymakers can go snorkelling or Scuba diving in the sea around the many great reefs and wrecks that surround on Antigua's coast. Those with a nautical bent can visit English Harbour and there charter a yacht to explore the coast from the sea. A sight no traveller should miss can be found at Devil's Bridge, where the incoming tide shoots surf through blowholes at the head of Indian Creek in a spectacular natural display.
Visitors wanting to sate their appetite for the Caribbean's rich history can spend an interesting half day wandering through the ruins at Fort James, to see the cannons that guarded the island from pirates and invasion, Alternatively though, you could just lie back on the beach and order another cocktail from the bar. After all, it is your holiday, so why not just relax and enjoy it.
Top St Johns Attractions
Perhaps the main reason for any visit to Antigua is the chance to lie back on one of the golden sandy beaches, the hot sun beating down on you, and the gentle sound of waves breaking in the distance.
A holiday in Antigua is all about resting and enjoying the first class hospitality available, and generally having the time of your life as you enjoy the gorgeous surroundings.
Shopping in St Johns
Shopping in Antigua falls into two main categories, on the one hand there are small markets and shops where you can pick up any holiday essentials, and food if you are self catering in Antigua. The other category of shop is the upmarket designer boutiques, where you can pick up jewellery and couture - often at duty free prices.
St Johns Sporting Events
As one of the main cricket centres of the Caribbean, Antigua features a number of small local teams, and you can usually find a game going happening on the beach if you want to get involved. There are a number of excellent coral reefs just offshore where SCUBA diving is available, and if you are of a particularly nautical bent, why not charter a boat for the day, sail off to find a small idyllic cove, and go swimming.