Discover Trinidad & Tobago 2020 | Issue 31 | Travel & Destination Guide
Discover Trinidad & Tobago is the islands' longest-running and most trusted destination guide, with all the info you need to plan your holiday, vacation, or exploration of the islands. DTT has published 31 issues since 1991, and helps readers discover where to stay, dine, lime, party, and shop; and what to see (including the islands’ best sites) and experience (festivals, arts and culture, sports, and eco escapes), in both islands. There’s also a national calendar of events; info on getting here and getting around; tips for safe and sustainable travel; T&T history and society in a nutshell, maps; and more. For the fifth edition in the row, the magazine features a distinctive dual-cover design, with one cover for each island — a Phagwa or Holi celebrant in Trinidad (photo by Chris Anderson), and dancers at the Tobago Heritage Festival (photo by Alva Viarruel). For more: https://www.discovertnt.com
Discover Trinidad & Tobago is the islands' longest-running and most trusted destination guide, with all the info you need to plan your holiday, vacation, or exploration of the islands. DTT has published 31 issues since 1991, and helps readers discover where to stay, dine, lime, party, and shop; and what to see (including the islands’ best sites) and experience (festivals, arts and culture, sports, and eco escapes), in both islands. There’s also a national calendar of events; info on getting here and getting around; tips for safe and sustainable travel; T&T history and society in a nutshell, maps; and more. For the fifth edition in the row, the magazine features a distinctive dual-cover design, with one cover for each island — a Phagwa or Holi celebrant in Trinidad (photo by Chris Anderson), and dancers at the Tobago Heritage Festival (photo by Alva Viarruel). For more: https://www.discovertnt.com
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and cultural shows are also
highlights.
Fisherman’s Festivals
Year-round
Fisherman’s festivals take place
in the coastal villages during the
year, with the most significant
on St Peter’s Day (29 June) — the
patron saint of fishermen. After
morning church services, the
festivities begin: eating, drinking,
and partying into the night. The
biggest celebration takes place in
Charlotteville, with smaller festivities
up and down the coast.
Harvest festivals
Year-round
These vibrant celebrations are
a fixture of community life. One
or more villages host a Harvest
Festival one Sunday each month.
Days begin with church services,
followed by preparing and feasting
on delicious local dishes.
Heritage Festival
1814: Tobago ceded to British
under Treaty of Paris
(Courtesy US National Archives)
1816: one company of free
blacks from the Uni ted States
(mainly Baptist) settle
(Courtesy T&T National Archive)
1834–8: slavery abolished in the
British Empire
(Courtesy T&T National Archive)
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