Located in north Holetown is where the first European colonists to Barbados landed in 1627.  Located there now is the Folkestone Marine Park where an artificial reef was formed in 1976 by deliberately sinking a fire-gutted 109-meter freighter ship, the Stavronikita. Experienced divers can descend to the ship covered with corals on its masts and fish swimming through its hull.  Snorkelers can take the underwater trail around the inshore reef found in the park’s Recreational Zone, about half a kilometer … Continue reading →