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Those who claim that the UK suffers from a lack of sunshine have never been to Turks & Caicos – this sweep of 40 islands has been a part of Britain for more than 200 years, although its Blighty-based provenance is all but masked by its Caribbean climate and philosophy. In the heady days when pirates and smugglers stashed contraband in its palm-fronded coves, Turks & Caicos was renowned for exporting salt and cotton, but, today, it’s famed for importing honeymooners, scuba freaks and those who simply want to admire a spellbinding tropical vision from the comfort of an ivory-sanded beach. If you are able to tear your eyes away from the sublime ocean view, you’ll find that ‘TCI’, as the in-crowd know it, has a life beyond the scenery. Donkeys roam the salt ponds, flamingos flock to nibble from the shallow waters around its shores, and its inhabitants exude an easy-going friendliness, calling themselves, poetically enough, ‘Belongers’.
Our round-up of the hippest hideaways and romantic boutique hotels in Turks & Caicos
Massaged into the tropical beachside greenery, Parrot Cay’s whitewashed villas and Balinese buildings offer unfussy four-poster luxury in an atmosphere of breathtaking serenity.
A boutique hotel resort set beside a mile and a half of silk-sanded Carribean beach, the pavilion retreats of Amanyara are songbird-serenaded bubbles of head-lolling relaxation.
Planes, trains, automobiles, or maybe even helicopter – we tell you the best way to go.
January The annual new-year Junkanoo festivities, involving music, dance and plenty of fresh street food, take place from midnight to sunrise on 1 January. April Organised by the Turks & Caicos tourist board, the Annual Kite Flying Competition is held every Easter Monday in Providenciales. June The Heineken Game Fishing Tournament, held on Grand Turk each year, is a keenly contested angling extravaganza, in which competitors attempt to land the biggest blue marlin. August The lobster season begins at the start of the month. December The islands’ main Christmas tree – in Lester Williams Community Park on Grand Turk – and Christmas lights are illuminated by local officials.
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