Find Your Paradise: Top Caribbean Spots to Visit

Winter is in full effect and temperatures have plummeted. Fear not though your friends at Auto Europe can help you beat the cold. Leave the icy tundra behind and flee to warm sandy beaches when you get away to these exotic Caribbean locales with Auto Europe.

1. Nassau, Bahamas

This world famous port in the Bahamas was the former capital of the "Republic of Pirates" frequented by legends such as Charles Vane, Calico Jack Rackham, and the fearsome Edward Teach, otherwise known as "Blackbeard". Now Nassau is a tropical playground full of world renowned sandy shores like Cable Beach and Junkanoo Beach. You can also visit historic military instillations built during British occupation like Fort Charlotte and Fort Fincastle. Below Fort Fincastle is one other particularly romantic location that cannot be missed. Queen's Staircase is a 66 step limestone staircase carved as a means of escape from the fort above. The staircase is now a popular location for weddings.

2. Barbados

Barbados offers many incredible ways to explore the island's lush and vibrant beauty. Discover your sense of adventure in the caverns of Harrisons Cave Eco-Adventure Park. This crystalized limestone cave accessed by tramway is a sight not to be missed. You of course cannot forget about the breathtaking shores of Bathsheba Beach with it's impressive surfable waves and striking rock formations or Dover Beach and it's powdery white sand. For the historians Barbados is also home to sites like the George Washington House, a property where the future first US President is alleged to have stayed during his travels as a young man. Ride a steam locomotive and explore the historic estate of St. Nicholas Abbe, a former plantation and rum distillery built in 1658.

3. Jamaica

Jamaica has a lush topography of mountains, rainforests, reef-lined beaches and hidden grottos. Many incredible resorts are situated in Montego Bay. With its breathtaking British-colonial architecture it is a stop not to be missed. Seven Mile Beach in Negril with its crystal clear waters is known for its numerous diving and snorkeling sites which are among the best in the world. Jamaica is famed as the birthplace of reggae music and Kingston is home to the Bob Marley Museum which is dedicated to the famous singer and his cultural impact.

4. Martinique

Located in the Lesser Antilles, an overseas region of France, this island is a melting pot of French and West Indian influence it was the birthplace of Joséphine de Beauharnais wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and empress of France until their marriage was annulled. A statue commissioned by Napoleon in 1859 resides in La Savane Park in downtown Fort-de-France. The island is home to many dazzling natural sites like the breathtaking grounds of Habitation Clément a former sugar plantation and rum distillery.

5. Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti to the west. It's known for its beaches, resorts and golfing. Its natural beauty is unmatched with places to explore like The Three Eyes National Park comprised of caverns and underground lagoons not to mention the slopes and summits Pico Duarte, the Caribbean’s tallest mountain. The capital city Santo Domingo has Spanish landmarks like the Gothic Catedral Primada de America dating back 5 centuries in its Zona Colonial district and the more recently built Faro a Colón, Santo Domingo Este a mausoleum monument to Christopher Columbus.

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