The capital and the commercial district of Barbados, Bridgetown is the main center for travelers. Originally called as Indian Bridge because of the crude bridge that was built by, the Indians over the river, the city was later called as “Town of St. Michael” before it was officially named as Bridgetown.

The careenage in the olden times was the center for all the activity for the inter-island trading. But today the area is mainly used for pleasure crafts by, catamarans, fishing boats, yachts, etc. The Broad Street is the main street of the city and also a major chopping destination.

For shoppers Barbados is an excellent place as there are several duty free shops all across the island. The Broad Street mainly has banks, commercial stores and several duty free shops. The other streets of the city are Swan Street, Roebuck Street and Tudor Street that have smaller shops and wayside vendors.

Most of the sites in Bridgetown are within walking distance from the city center. The Parliament Buildings of Barbados are located down Broad Street and is open to the public during the season when the Parliament functions.

The Parliament was set up in 1639 and hence there are several ancient buildings that visitors can see. Opposite the Parliament Buildings, travelers can find the Trafalgar Square and also the statue of Lord Nelson. The Square was renamed as National Heroes Square in 1999 in respect of the national heroes of Barbados.

The Barbados Museum is also among the main attractions of the region. Located at St. Ann's Garrison, St. Michael, it is on the western edge of the racecourse. The museum is housed in the previous British Military Prison and has artifacts relating to the history of Barbados. The museum also has an interactive children’s section where the youngsters can enjoy cold drinks at a refreshment stand.

Just outside Bridgetown is the parish of St Michael, which houses the Lazaretto Garden with spectacular cascading waterfalls. Little further travelers can find the Ayshford Ratite Gardens that have an excellent collection of tropical plants and exotic birds like fancy pigeons, ostriches and pheasants.

Travelers would also love to visit the Orchid World, which is a perfect floral paradise and houses over 20,000 orchids.

There are three Masaajid around the area namely the Jumma Masjid on Kensington New Road Madina Masjid on Sober's Lane, Bridgetown and the Makki Masjid, St. Michael. Information about Halal food can be obtained from the Masaajid. Halal conscious travelers would prefer to avoid the area of Harbour Lights.

The Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados is the busiest and the most important airport in the Eastern Caribbean. It has been estimated that the airport handles about 2.3 million International and Caribbean travelers.

The Grantley Adams International Airport is situated in Seawell, Christ Church. The airport is located about 13Km east of the capital city, Bridgetown. Visitors can access the airport from the ABC Highway and can also be reached via the Highway 7 beside the southern coast.

Formerly the airport was called as the Seawell Airport before being dedicated to Sir Grantley Herbert Adams in 1976. The airport lies in the time zone of GMT-4 and has direct flights to places in the Canada, United States, South America, Central America and Europe.

The airport has seen a lot of upgrade in the last five years accounting to about US$ 100 million. There have a number of facilities added to the airport and the design and layout has been changed to meet the increasing needs of international travelers.

The mesmerizing coral island of Barbados is located to the east of the Caribbean Sea in the western Atlantic Ocean. A West Indian continental island-nation, Barbados is one of the most loved and most visited travel destinations among the West Indies islands.

The island is made up of limestone and spreads over 166 square miles and is 21 miles in length and 14 miles in width. Despite the island being small, Barbados has amazing natural beauty and excellent culture and heritage. The residents of the island are very friendly and with tourism being the major industry of the country, the Barbadians make sure that visitors have a great time.

Visitors can enjoy relaxing at the coral shore beaches with white sand that spread along the blue-green sea on the western coast. Several coral reefs tassel the shoreline of Barbados and provide excellent grounds for Scuba diving. The eastern coast sees strong and constant winds hitting across the rocky shores and this breeze is responsible for the mild and pleasant climate of Barbados.

Travelers usually think that Barbados is just about beaches, however there are several other attractions all across the island. Visitors can find undulating hills and several deep ridges and gullies packed with exquisite flora and fauna. There are also many caves and underground lakes that are the main source of pure drinking water. Geologically also Barbados is quite unique. There are two landmasses that have amalgamated together to form this island.

The national religion of the country is Anglican, however the island also gives equal opportunity for people of other faiths to practice their religion freely. The total Muslim population of the country is about 4000.

The first Muslims to arrive in Barbados was about a century ago in 1913 when a silk merchant Abdul Rohul Amin arrived to Barbados from West Bengal. Following him several Bengalis arrived and they stayed at a house on the Wellington Street and some lived at the Milk Market and Tudor Street. Many of these travelers married Barbadian ladies and had families in Barbados.

After the Bengalis it was the Muslims from villages in Gujarat, India started arriving to Barbados. It is accounted that the first Gujarati Muslims arrived in 1929. Many of these Gujarati Muslims settled around Tudor Street and this encouraged other Gujarati Muslims to travel to Barbados. Many of them even managed to set up businesses around the Tudor and Swan Street.

Today the Muslim population of the area mainly comprises of descendants from the early immigrants. There are also many migrants from South Asia, Middle East, Guyana and Trinidad.