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Founded in the 1620s, Holetown is the oldest town in Barbados, but you'd hardly know it from its modern appearance. Now a major cog in the island's tourism machine, you can still absorb some of the town's history at the 19th-century St James Church.

Folkestone Park fronts a narrow beach where you can picnic, snorkel (there's a sunken barge nearby) when the water is calm or surf when the waves are up. What's more, there's a marine museum in the park with exhibits on fishing and boat building.