BVI

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) are in the midst of transition. Once a collection of about 50 sleepy islands and cays, the British Virgin Islands -- particularly the main island of Tortola -- now sees huge cruise ships crowding its dock outside Road Town. Shoppers clog the downtown area on busy cruise-ship days, and traffic occasionally comes to a standstill. Even the second-largest island, Virgin Gorda, gets its share of smaller ships anchored off the main village of Spanish Town. Despite this explosive growth in the territory's tourism industry, it's still easy to escape the hubbub. Hotels outside Road Town usually provide a quiet oasis, and those on the other islands can be downright serene. Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. Local belief is that the name was originally given to the island by Christopher Columbus, meaning "land of the Turtle Dove".-- Fodors

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Soper's Hole, West End
of Tortola


Eastern view of Brewer's
Bay Beach, Tortola


Rainbow overlooking Luck Hill


Lambert Bay Beach, Tortola


West Indian House, Tortola


Western view of Brewer's,
Bay Beach, Tortola

Tortola


View from Chalwell Estate


Cane Garden Bay Beach, Tortola


Josiah's Bay Beach, Tortola


Cane Garden Bay Beach, Tortola


Cane Garden Bay Beach, Tortola


Cane Garden Bay Beach, Tortola


Lambert Bay Beach, Tortola


Rainbow overlooking Luck Hill


Brewer's Bay Beach, Tortola


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