St. Lawrence Gap and the south coast beaches host many of the smaller guest houses, while the Platinum West Coast is prime real estate for the luxury hotels that draw in A-listers over the Christmas season. Harrison’s Cave is the island’s top tourist attraction, a well-run underground tour of limestone caverns, while a tour of the Mount Gay refinery is also a great way to get in touch with the local nectar. Bridgetown, the capital, is a quintessential West Indian capital complete with Test cricket at the Kensington Oval, Anglican churches, and horse racing at Garrison Savannah.
