The locals here love to have a good time, and their hospitality is as well known as their liquor!  The island of Barbados is believed to be the birthplace of rum. The country has produced the drink since 1703. The rum distilleries offer tours, lunches, samplings and entertaining background information on the history of the beverage. The island is the home of three distilleries which also share space with sugar plantations, chattel houses, museums, original rum shops, gift shops, glassworks studios, gardens, beaches, cafés and more. Visitors are always treated like friendsAnother popular factory tour is offered at the Banks' Brewery. This prize-winning beer is one of the staples of Barbadian life. Tours are offered for everyone over 12 years of age, and children recieve admission at half the price. Tours last 45 minutes, and the friendly guides make sure the adults don’t leave without a chance to sample the frothy brew. Prost! If it's a family day you're after, unleash the history stored within the walls of an old sugar cane factory. Production of sugar is on the wane, but the industry still employs many people. Mills showcase the most impressive aspects of the island’s historic sugar-producing art. |
Region:
Service:
Service:
Type:
©2008 Barbados Tourism Authority | Site Map | Privacy Policy | About BTA | Contact | 
Print This Page