On TotallyBarabdos.com we have tried to give you an insight into our island home, with the most comprehensive guide of what to expect from your holiday. For those of you who have visited us before then we thought you might enjoy some facts about Barbados that you might not have come across before and they are:

1. As a visitor traveling to Barbados you will need a valid passport to enter and leave the island via Bridgetown Port or Sir Grantley Adams International Airport.

2. Barbados sees over 500,000 visitors to it's shores every year. 

3. They are just under 20 Green certified Hotels in Barbados, which is one of the highest number per square mile in the world! 

4. Barbados has the third oldest Parliament in the Commonwealth.

5. Barbados highest point is 1,100 ft above sea level. 

6. The first aircraft in Barbados was brought over by ship to Bridgetown, assembled and then flown from the Garrison Savannah in 1913.

7. The oldest Church in Barbados is St. James Parish Church in the parish of St. James. 

8. The national flower of Barbados is called 'Pride of Barbados'. The leaves from the plant are used to quieten young children - you are supposed to bruise the flower and then steep in breast milk, this is then given to the offending noisy child!

9. Barbados is the only island in the Caribbean that has daily flights to United States, Canada, and England.

10.Barbadians love pork and have many recipes for succulent pig dishes, it is therefore quite a feat that all pork consumed on the island is also produced here!

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By: Jacqui
Thanx for the historical lesson. Being a Barbadian doesn't necessarily mean we know a lot of our history. This is really appreciated. I wish the television station would do a greater part in presenting our historical facts to the general public. Possibly in the form of a GIS annoucement daily in place of some of the music videos that are shown repeatedly. "If u don't know u're history u don't know u're roots"..... Thanx again!
Date: Feb 28, 2007


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