Excerpt from Alessandro Sarno's Exumas: The Kingdom of The Blue. Capturing the beauty of the Exumas in a book is close to an impossible mission. Exumas: The Kingdom of Blue is my humble way of depicting the vast expanses and small corners I had the luck of exploring, along with the people I had the privilege to meet along the way. The book features some of my most significant experiences traveling the...
Hope Town Lighthouse - Elbow Cay, Abaco The Elbow Reef Lighthouse is currently the only active Bahamian lighthouse to remain hand-wound and kerosene burning. It is the only lighthouse of this kind in the world. Known for its red and white candy-stripe exterior, the lighthouse was built in 1862 during a period when the British Imperial Lighthouse Service commissioned lighthouses around The Bahamas. It has...
Today – Tuesday 8 June – has been designated by the United Nations as World Oceans Day. And as the ocean is a huge part of Bahamian life, Engel & Völkers Bahamas is highlighting its importance. First officially declared by the UN in 2008, World Oceans Day celebrates the seas. It also recognises that education and action are needed to protect the oceans and marine life from the dangers posed by...
Four-time winner of the Top Producer award for her success in the Luxury Market, Silvina Andrews is one of The Bahamas’ most trusted and experienced real estate brokers. Her career began in 1996 and she is now a Group Leader. She works with families, investors, and developers to unite buyers and sellers in seamless and successful transactions. Silvina is known for her extensive market knowledge and...
The global economic shutdown is showing its effects on The Bahamas real estate market with sales by ‘completion date’ in the MLS down 37% over the first trimester compared to the same period in 2019, notes Engel & Völkers chief, Colin Lightbourn. Engel & Völkers is a recognised premium residential property, commercial real estate, yachts, and aircraft brokerage and Colin Lightbourn says that...
You may have seen that The Bahamas National Trust has partnered with Airbnb to offer a two-month Bahamas wildlife sabbatical to five people interested in sustainability. But don’t just settle for two months in the Bahamas, buy your own property and stay as long as you want in this eco-paradise! Luxury agency, Engel & Völkers Bahamas offers a range of real estate options including prime waterside...
As a premier International Real Estate Firm, with many of our listings positioned on the pristine shorelines of the beautiful Bahama Islands, preservation of the sea that outlines this treasure box and embodiment of 700 scattered isles and cays belonging to arguably of the most desired destinations in the world and the jewels that lie beneath them is of prime interest to us. An international study was...