The Caribbean's Quietest Luxury — no casinos, no cruise ships, no traffic lights, just 33 perfect beaches on a 16-mile coral island where the lobster is grilled on oil drums and the sunsets are unhurried
Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory in the Eastern Caribbean — a flat coral island of 16 miles by 3 miles with 33 pristine beaches, no casinos, no cruise ships, and no traffic lights. The island is consistently ranked among the Caribbean's best destinations for the quality of its beaches (Shoal Bay East, Meads Bay, Rendezvous Bay) and its unhurried, sophisticated atmosphere. Anguilla's seafood culture centres on spiny Caribbean lobster grilled on repurposed oil drums at beachside shacks — the island's signature dining experience, from informal roadside spots to upscale beach restaurants.…
Anguilla was inhabited by the Arawak people for 3,500 years before Columbus sighted it in 1493. The name may derive from the Italian/French word for 'eel' (anguilla), describing the island's elongated shape. Colonised by the British from St. Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administratively lumped with St. Kitts and Nevis in 1882 — an association the Anguillan people always resented. In 1967, Anguilla expelled the St. Kitts police force in a peaceful revolution and expelled a small British force sent to restore order, eventually securing its own direct relationship with Britain (1980) — one of the…