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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Breathing in history . . .
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Here are some of our favourite historical
sites in Tobago, all perfect for families.
Flagstaff Hill
Near Charlotteville
This site in northwestern Tobago
was an American military lookout
and radio tower during World War
II. The key here is the view — it is
panoramic, encompassing the St
Giles Islands and Charlotteville.
Fort King George
Scarborough
Formerly a critical point of
defence, the fort offers a stunning
view of the harbour, capital, and
Windward coast from 140m
(460ft) above sea level. The site
includes a military cemetery, the
old chapel and cellblock, and the
Tobago Museum, which displays
Amerindian artefacts, colonial
relics, military memorabilia, and
fossils from Tobago’s distant past.
Open M–F, 9am–4pm, 639-3970
Botanical Gardens
Scarborough
Relax among brilliant flamboyants,
silk cotton trees, and avenues of
royal palms while enjoying extensive
grounds and captivating views.
Plymouth
Take in the Courlander
Monument, a striking sculpture
commemorating 17th-century settlers
from Courland, Latvia; Fort
James; and the Mystery Tombstone
with its cryptic inscription: “She
was a mother without knowing it, and
a wife without letting her husband
know it, except by her kind indulgences
to him.”
1963: Hurricane Flora devastates
Tobago (Source: Siednji Leon/Unsplash)
1976: islands become a republic
in the Commonwealth
(Courtesy T&T National Archive)
1986: ANR Robinson becomes
first Tobagonian prime minister,
leading the National Alliance for
Reconstruction (NAR)
(Courtesy T&T Ministry of Communications)
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