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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Especially for
history and
architecture buffs . . .
Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception
Port of Spain
Recently refurbished and standing
at the eastern end of the Brian
Lara Promenade downtown, this
Catholic cathedral was built between
1816 and 1832. Designated as
a minor basilica, one of its most
distinctive features is its stainedglass
windows, which depict
Trinidad’s history.
Hanuman Murti &
Dattatreya Yoga Centre
Carapachaima
Donated by an Indian swami, this
26m/85ft statue of Hanuman (the
Hindu monkey god of strength)
is reputed to be the tallest of
its kind outside India. It towers
above the adjoining yoga centre.
Holy Rosary Church
Port of Spain
Also undergoing restoration
works, this Gothic revival Catholic
church near the eastern end
of Park Street dates back to 1866.
Like the Cathedral downtown, its
stained glass is absolutely stunning.
The “Magnificent Seven”
Port of Spain
These colonial-era homes along
the northwestern side of the
Queen’s Park Savannah are in
varying degrees of repair and
use, with diverse histories and
ownership. From south to north:
Queen’s Royal College (1904, boys’
secondary school); Hayes Court
(1910, Anglican Bishop’s residence);
Milles Fleurs (1904); Roomor
(private home); the Roman Catholic
Archbishop’s residence (1903);
Whitehall (1907); and Killarney or
Stollmeyer’s Castle (1904), which
have both benefitted from recent
and beautiful restoration work.
Temple in the Sea
Waterloo
Forbidden by colonial officials
to build a Hindu temple on land,
Siewdass Sadhu tirelessly built
his “floating mandir” some
150m (500ft) out into the Gulf of
Paria instead. He laboured for 25
years, but sea erosion prevented
1990: attempted coup by Jamaat
al Muslimeen
(Courtesy T&T Express Newspaper)
1995: coalition government — the
United National Congress (UNC)
and NAR — unseats the PNM;
Basdeo Panday becomes first
prime minister of East Indian
descent (Courtesy Parliament of T&T)
2007: Caribbean Airlines
replaces BWIA as national
carrier; record oil prices fuel
economic boom
(Courtesy Caribbean Airlines)
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