Barbados is the Caribbean island containing Bridgetown, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bridgetown and its Garrison were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011. The property includes the historic city and the former military garrison, reflecting Britain’s long commercial and military presence in the eastern Caribbean.
Bridgetown stands on Carlisle Bay along Barbados’s southwestern coast. Founded during the early English settlement of Barbados, it developed into an important Atlantic trading port. The city’s historic buildings include colonial civic structures, churches, warehouses, and military works.
Barbados is unusual among the Lesser Antilles because it is built mainly from coral and sedimentary rock rather than volcanic rock. It lies east of the main arc of the Lesser Antilles and is sometimes described as the Caribbean’s easternmost island country, although exact geographic definitions can vary when offshore islands are counted.