This 20-mile drive has many interesting stops. The "figs" are bananas.

Fig Tree Drive

This drive through the Antigua countryside begins at the town of Liberta, north of Falmouth.

It would be possible to walk this 20-mile circular drive but most people understandably drive through the mountains instead.

Still, you'll certainly want to stop at many places to get out, walk and view the lush forest or the small thatched fishing villages.

Don't expect to find real fig trees, though. Fig is the local name for bananas.

At the small Antigua Cultural Center between the villages of Swetes and Old Road, stop and ask directions for the trail to Wallings Dam. The woodlands walk takes about 40 minutes.

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