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7. CABLE BEACH SHOPPING CENTRE • Private Dining room for •Off property catering club members only available for office 8. THE CAVES 8 Nassau Overview 8 Caves in the rock on West Bay Street are typical of the dramatic limestone scenery • Three function rooms parties of these islands. The shade and quiet of these cave openings contrast to the Paradise Island for private parties • Large selection of dancing sunlit ocean waves on the shore just opposite. Cable Beach Western Prince • Delicious seafood, imported draft beers & Airport Esplanade George Bahamian and British fare • Live Calypso music 9. CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS •A patio for dining or Wharf Paradise Fridays & Saturdays Straw Nassau Harbour cocktail receptions 7 p.m. - until 10. CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL El Greco British Market Island Site of the original church built by the Lord Proprietors in 1670 - the first church Hotel West Colonial Ferry built in the islands of the Bahamas. On quiet, tree-shaded George Street, this Bay Hilton Woodes Rogers Walk Terminal West Bay St. Inn Rawson OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK - Pub: 11:30 a.m. - Midnight Anglican cathedral is actually the fifth church that has occupied this spot. The Lunch: 11:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. • Dinner: 5:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. church stones are steeped in history. Bay St. ONE WAY Square Harbour Holiday Ocean Marlborough St. Moon ONE WAY Open Sundays for special functions Inn Spray Parliament Hotel 11. THE CLOISTER Junkanoo Hotel Square Bay St. Bahamas International 1 1/2 blocks south of Parliament Square off Bay Street Highest spot of the romantic “Versailles Gardens,” Ocean Club, Paradise Island. Rum Cake America’s Beach Factory 48 Parliament Street, P. O. Box SS 6964, Nassau, Bahamas Authentic medieval cloister built by Augustinian monks. Beautiful arches were Ave. Elizabeth Cup Challenge arket St. est St. rederick St. George St. Tel: 322-3701 • Fax: 322-3705 F Public ONE WAY taken apart and transported from France to The Bahamas, where, once rebuilt, 9 M Charlotte St. 9 W Nassau Ct. arliament St. Queen St. Bridge to Paradise Island Shirley St. P Library email: [email protected] • Website: www.greenshutters.com they have conveyed grace and beauty to Paradise Island. Duke St. ictoria Ave. W t. V est Hill S Cumberland St. ONE WAY Dowdeswell St. 12. COLLEGE OF THE BAHAMAS Gov’t Deveaux St. Bridge Dean’s Ln. Augusta St. East Hill St. Government-owned tertiary-level educational institution. Centre for social and House to Nassau Delancy St. Graycliff cultural development. Diplomat Inn Hotel Gregory Shirley St. Bay St. Subway Arch Princess Maura Ln. Post Margaret Ernest St. 13. COMMONWEALTH BREWERY East St. Buena Office Sands Rd. Hospital Alice St. Infant View Rd. Meeting St. Vista Dillet St. Doctor’s •Call anywhere in the world from Hotel School Ln. anywhere in The Bahamas 14. CRYSTAL CAY Hospital . Fort e

v INSTANT Bahamian sea-life exhibited in spectacular indoor and outdoor natural Dillet’s Guest House Maud St. ACCESS Fincastle A •Call from the USA, UK, Canada or surroundings at this 18-acre marine park, part of a secluded hotel villa resort. Queen’s Second Terrace l a Canaan Ln. Sears Rd. ONE WAY TO THE Switzerland to The Bahamas. y McQuay St. South St. Police Staircase Dog FleaAlley o HQ Water R 15. FORT CHARLOTTE t Nassau St. •Available in $5 - $10 - $20 Tower n Largest of Nassau’s forts, overlooks the Western Esplanade and Nassau Harbour. arket St. u WORLD. denominations. North St. o M Gaol Alley Collins Ave. On 100 acres of land, it was built in the 18th century by Lord Dunmore, then Blue Hill Rd. Cockburn St. Third Terrace M Carry a Bahamas Direct Prepaid Governor of the Bahamas, to protect the island from attacks from the west. This 10 10 • BaTelCo Prepaid Cards are est St. Card and you’ll have instant access available everywhere. Just look for Cambridge St. Shirley Slope Lewis St. Bueno Retiro Rd. imposing fort, with 42 cannons, was on July 10, 1973 site of the flag-raising and Hospital Ln. W Bilney Ln. to the world... in your wallet. the BaTelCo Authorized Vendor sign, Montrose Ave. birth of the newly independent Bahamas. Shirley ParkAve. Mackey St. or visit your local BaTelCo paying station, around The Bahamas. 16. FORT FINCASTLE Atop Bennet’s Hill, with a great panorama of the island is Fort Fincastle. A climb Or Call up the 65-step Queen’s Staircase takes you to the top of the hill and to the 1793 KLMNO Nassau - 323-3699 Fort - next to “the water tower.” The fort overlooks old communities that have Freeport - 350-7116 greatly influenced the social and cultural development of The Bahamas. Family Islands - 1-242-300-1234 BaTelCo Your Telecommunications Experts. 17. FORT MONTAGU Oldest of Nassau’s existing forts, built in 1742 to defend the east coast. Present KLMNO old-world backdrop to many cookouts, sailing regattas, and holiday beach fests; favourite spot for feeding seagulls. Villas on Crystal Cay Crystal Cay 18. GOVERNMENT HOUSE We keep you in touch with the world Government House is the official residence of the Queen’s representative in The Sandals Cay Bahamas, the Governor General. The pink and white mansion, atop Mt. Fitzwilliam 11 Cable 11 overlooking Bay Street, has a statue of the great explorer, Christopher Columbus at the front entrance. Guards change with charming ‘pomp & pageantry’ alternate Arawak Cay Saturdays. Saunders Heritage 19. HAIR BRAIDING CENTRE Beach Sandals Village Beach Downtown Distinctive hair braids with colourful beads advertise your trip to the Caribbean. Lyford Cay Royal West Bay St. Fish Fry Hair braiders at Prince George Wharf create exotic styles with amazing dexterity. & Airport Casuarinas Bahamian CA$INO & Paradise of Cable Island 20. HARBOUR BAY PLAZA Beach Westwind II A stroll from the eastern bridge, Harbour Bay Plaza is a convenient shopping Radisson Cable Beach Fort Golf & Casino Resort Marine Dr. area for grocery and pharmacy items, sports wear, evening wear, fast food, and, Subway Charlotte West Bay St. Nassau Marriott Resort Sunset Dr. other amenities. West Bay Deans Ln. & Crystal Palace Casino Coral Dr. Botanic 21. HERITAGE VILLAGE FISH FRY (ARAWAK CAY) Shopping Chippingham Rd. Gardens St. Albans Dr. Ardastra Delicious conch salad, fresh fish, and when it’s the height of summer - crabs. Cable Centre Nassau Beach Hotel Goodman’s Infant View Rd. Beach Straw Sea View Gardens Zoo Bay Dr. Grove Ave. 12 Shopping Market SuperClubs & Conservatory 12 22. HURRICANE HOLE MARINA Centre Dillet’s Centre Breezes Dr. Marlin Guest Sir Cecil Wallace House 23. HURRICANE HOLE SHOPPING CENTRE Whitfield Centre West Bay St. At the foot of the bridge to Nassau at Hurricane Hole, Paradise Island, is a Skyline Dr. (Office of the PM) Dunmore Ave. convenient little shopping centre that sells a range of items from grocery and souvenirs to fine crystal and jewelry. Boyd Rd. Nassau St. Radisson 24. LYFORD CAY Cable Beach Behind the gates of Lyford Cay at the western end of the island live some of the Pr Golf Course osp Prospect Rd. world’s wealthiest and most famous. ec Sanford Dr. t R id 25. LYFORD CAY SHOPPING CENTRE ge Rd Lake . Dr. Wulff Rd. ton Rd. John F. Kennedy Dr. Cunningham ing arr F . Dolphin H t College 13 Lyford Cay John F. Kennedy Dr. a S 13 w d of The t r & Airport h o o f Bahamas r w College Ave. Davis St. ne ra R C Thomson Blvd. MORE ATTRACTIONS d. Wherever your destination... KLMNOAND POINTS OF INTEREST 26. MARATHON MALL Airline Tickets Shopping Mall, away from downtown on Marathon Road. Cruise Vacations Car Rentals 27. NASSAU PUBLIC LIBRARY Next to the Supreme Court, downtown, the Nassau Public Library houses historical Hotel Reservations KLMNObooks and artifacts. The octagonal structure was built in the late 18th century as Vacation & Business Travel a jail. It is now custodian of important pieces of Bahamian history. 28. PARADISE ISLAND BRIDGE Mon-Fri. 8:30 -5:30/Sat. 9-12 Paradise Island Ferry Teminal All major credit cards accepted Cruise 14 Prince George Wharf Ships 14 29. PARADISE SHOPPING PLAZA ...we’ll get you there! 30. PARLIAMENT SQUARE At the centre of Bay Street is Parliament Square: the Bahamian House of Assembly Horse & and the Senate, with the statue of Queen Victoria in the foreground. Nearby are Tel: 242-328-4691/2 Fax: 242-328-4693 Surrey the Supreme Court and Garden of Remembrance. Rides Hair Braiding 31. POLICE HEADQUARTERS Bahamas Experience Travel Centre P. O. Box N 4824, Miramar House Souvenirs & Paradise Island Ferries 32. MUSEUM Bay & Christie Streets, Nassau, N. 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ABCDE The official publication of The Bahamas Financial Services ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○ Accommodations ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ The Pink House (G-6) ...... 363-3363 The Cloisters (E-1, I-7) Prince George Wharf (D-1, G-7, M-8) Travel & transportation Board published by Symonette’s Marketing Group, this Atlantis, Paradise Island (D-1, H-6) ...... 363-3000 Radisson Cable Beach & Casino (C-1, L-12) . . 327-6000 College of The Bahamas (O-13) Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre (D-2) AVIS ...... 326-7121 or 326-6380 Bayview Village (I-7) ...... 363-2555 Red Carpet Inn (D-2) ...... 393-7981 Commonwealth Brewery (A-3) ...... 362-4789 Queen’s Staircase (M-10) Bahamas Transport Taxi ...... 323-5111-4 useful guide will help simplify matters for you. British Colonial Hilton (D-1, F-7, K-15, L-9) . . . 322-3311 Sandals Royal Bahamian (C-1, L-11) ...... 327-6400 Crystal Cay (D-1, N-11) ...... 329-1036 Rawson Square (G-7, M-9, N-15) Budget ...... 377-9000 Buena Vista Hotel (L-9) ...... 322-2811 Sheraton Grand, Paradise Island (D-1, H-6) . . . 363-3500 Fort Charlotte (D-1, O-12) The Retreat (E-2) ...... 393-1317 Dollar Rent-a-Car ...... 377-7301 or 325-3716 The Guide covers: Casuarinas of Cable Beach (C-1, K-12) ...... 327-7921 Sunrise Beach Club & Villas (I-6) ...... 363-2234 Fort Fincastle (M-10) Sandyport (C-1) Hertz ...... 377-6231 or 393-0871 • Legal and Accounting Services • Mutual Funds Chaplin House (G-6) ...... 363-2918 Sunshine Paradise Suites (I-6) ...... 363-3955 Fort Montagu (E-1) Sir Cecil Wallace Whitfield Centre (L-12) Nassau International Airport (B-2) ...... 377-7281 Clarion Resort (A-3) ...... 362-4391 SuperClubs Breezes Bahamas (C-1, M-12) . . . 327-5356 Government House (L-17) ...... 322-7500 St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (M-17) Orange Creek Car Rentals ...... 323-4967 • Legislative Developments • Capital Markets Club Land’Or (H-6) ...... 363-2400 Villas in Paradise (I-6) ...... 363-2998 Gregory Arch (L-9, M-17) Straw Market–Cable Beach (L-12) Taxi Cab Union ...... 323-4555 • Trusts and Estates • Real Estate Club Med Paradise (D-1, H-6) ...... 363-2640 Villas on Crystal Cay (O-11) ...... 328-1036 Hair Braiding Centre (N-14) Straw Market–Downtown (G-7, L-8, M-15) Teglo Rental Cars ...... 362-4361 • Banking (private and commercial) • Insurance Comfort Suites (D-1, H-6) ...... 363-3680 West Bay Inn (L-9) ...... 323-1000 Harbour Bay Plaza (D-2) Tourist Information (M-15, N-15) Compass Point (B-2) ...... 327-4500 Westwind II (L-12) ...... 327-7211 Heritage Village Fish Fry (O-11) Town Centre Mall (D-2) Contact and Emergencies Dillett’s Guest House (K-10, O-12) ...... 325-1133 Yoga Retreat (D-1, G-6) ...... 363-2902 Horse & Surrey rides (N-14) Trinity Methodist Church (M-16) Ambulance ...... 322-2221 Additional bonus: A FREE CD with Laws of The Bahamas

Diplomat Inn (K-9) ...... 325-2688 ○○○○○○○○○○○ Hurricane Hole Marina (H-7) Versailles Gardens (I-6) British High Commission (N-16) ...... 325-7471 El Greco Hotel (K-9) ...... 325-1121 Attractions and Points of Interest Hurricane Hole Plaza (H-7) Water Tower (M-10) Canadian Consulate ...... 393-2123 Graycliff Hotel (L-9, L-17) ...... 322-2796 Arawak Cay (D-1, O-11) Lyford Cay (A-2) West Bay Shopping Centre (L-12) Fire ...... 919 Ask for it at news-stands throughout Holiday Inn Junkanoo Beach (F-7, K-9) ...... 356-0000 Ardastra Gardens & Conservatory (D-1, O-12) 323-5806 Lyford Cay Shopping Centre (A-2) Zion Baptist Church (N-17) Police ...... 911, 919 or 322-4444 The Bahamas or order by calling: Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort (I-7) ...... 363-2561 Bacardi Distillery (C-3) ...... 362-1412 Marathon Mall (D-2) Police Headquarter (M-10, N-16) 1-242-356-2981 • Fax: 1-242-356-5050 Marriott Paradise Island Beach Club (I-6) . . . . 363-2814 Bahamas Financial Centre (M-16) ...... Nassau Public Library & Museum (N-16) . . . . . 322-4907 Casinos Doctor’s Hospital (D-2, G-7, N-10) ...... 322-8411 Email: [email protected] Mignon Guest House (L-16) ...... 322-4771 Bahamas Historical Society Museum (O-16) ...... Paradise Island Bridge (H-7, O-9) Crystal Palace Casino (C-1, L-12) ...... 327-6200 Lyford Cay Hospital (A-2) ...... P. O. Box N 4824, Nassau, N. P. The Bahamas Nassau Beach Hotel (C-1, L-12) ...... 327-7711 Balcony House (L-16) ...... 322-2193 Paradise Shopping Plaza (H-6) Paradise Island Casino (D-1, H-6) ...... 363-3000 Princess Margaret Hospital (D-1, G-7, M-9) . . 322-2861 Nassau Marriott Resort & Casino (C-1, L-12) . 327-6200 Botanic Gardens (D-1, O-12) ...... 323-5975 Parliament Square (G-7, M-9, N-15) ...... 322-7500 Ministry of Tourism ...... 322-7500 Ocean Club Golf & Tennis Resort (E-1, I-6) . . . 363-2501 Cable Beach Shopping Centre (K-12) Police Headquarters (M-10) Golf Courses People-to-People Programme ...... 326-0435 Ocean Spray Hotel (L-9) ...... 322-8032 The Caves (B-2) Pompey Museum (L-15) Paradise Island Golf Course (E-1, J-6) ...... 363-3925 U.S. Embassy (K-16) ...... 322-1181 Orange Hill Beach Inn (B-2) ...... 327-7157 Central Bank of The Bahamas (M-16) Post Office (M-9) Radisson Cable Beach Golf Course (C-2, M-13) 327-6000 Paradise Harbour Club & Marina (I-7) ...... 363-2992 Christ Church Cathedral (L-16) ...... 322-4186 Potter’s Cay (H-7) South Ocean Golf Course (A-3) ...... 362-4391

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