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Barbados's west coast (also known as the "platinum coast") is a fringe of bays and coves along the sheltered, Caribbean side of the island. Its sandy beaches and warm blue waters have made it the island's prime resort area. As a result, the coastline has been heavily built up; it holds the island's top golf courses and priciest hotels, and its sought-after private homes change hands at formidable prices. You don't, however, need to win the lottery to visit. There's a smattering of reasonably priced places to stay and, as everywhere on Barbados, all of the beaches are public. Admittedly, it's a bit of a tramp to reach a few of them, but there are many that are well worth a visit, particularly those at Prospect, Sandy Lane and Mullins Bay . If you're into some serious exercise it's even possible to walk most of the way along the coast at low tide. If you can drag yourself away from the beach, the region has other attractions. Lively, modern Holetown has a fine old church and a legion of shopping opportunities, while further north, Speightstown repays a visit for the colonial relics and picturesque old streets that recall its vanished heyday as a major port. A short detour inland, through fields of sugarcane and tiny farming villages, will take you to the sugar museum at Portvale .
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