Destination: Harbour Island
Overview Text Size A A A
Change comes slowly to this small Bahamian island, and that’s just how locals and loyal visitors like it. Harbour Island—220 miles southeast of Miami, and only a fisherman’s cast north of Eleuthera—is known for its three-mile pink sand beach, its pastel British-colonial cottages enveloped in bougainvillea, and its easy pace. Resident celebrities like India Hicks, Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller, and the Miller sisters, Pia Getty, Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece and Alexandra von Furstenberg are still outnumbered by such local legends as Sarah Hutchison, who runs a straw market at the end of Government Dock; Bonefish Joe, a guide who talks fish into his boat; and Percy, who runs a drugstore, opening and closing it as the mood dictates. Brilanders (as islanders here refer to themselves) tend to consider abhor development. So they were happily surprised recently when arriviste Ron Perelman moved into the cottage he’d purchased on the northern tip of the island without—as of yet—tearing it down to build a mansion, as many had feared. But lately even old-timers are endorsing some of the essential improvements hotels and restaurants have been making on the island.
Search By Keyword
Popular Destinations
U.S./Canada: New York: Hamptons
This summer mecca combines city sophistication with stunning beaches and...
Indagare News Flash
- News: Indagare named Best Travel Website by Vanity Fair. Read an interview with our founder on Vivre.
- Editor’s Picks: An insider’s tour of the Lubéron, a review of the Joule a new design hotel in downtown Dallas, and of Washington D.C.’s remarkable Newseum, a special, week-long itinerary in Colombia and a designer’s tips on what to see and do in Cartagena, behind-the-scenes culture trips to Eastern Europe and a reading and film list of the Hamptons. Plus, introducing our special Indagare Family Trips and an update on what’s new in Marrakech.
- Member Advice: Total immersion to learn Spanish: where in South/Central America would you go for a month? Share ideas. Better for kids Phuket or Koh Samui? Join the discussion.
- Coming soon: Insider reports on Botswana, the Cotswolds, the Turks & Caicos, Anguilla and Mumbai.
- What’s your travel IQ? Take the quiz USA Today called “a killer” and establish your Indagare quotient.
- Postcards: Family trip to Guatemala and Belize and a native’s tips for visiting Cartagena. Submit a postcard.
- Indagare Insiders: Top picks in Delhi from Fiona Caulfield; Colin Cowie’s tips on packing, flying and tipping; the design duo behind Kirna Zabete on shopping the world. Club 55’s Patrice de Colmont on St. Tropez, Eva Lorenzotti on Cairo and Loulou de la Falaise on Paris.
- Reviews: In-depth guides to Buenos Aires, Nantucket and St. Tropez and special spa adventures, including wellness weeks at villas in Europe.
- Indagare Tracker: Five of the most memorable places in the world to dine. Reservations Required.
- Sample Indagare: By signing up for bi-weekly email blasts on new hot spots and insider tips. Join our mailing list.
- New feature: Members share your profiles, comments, favorite articles and IQs. Just click on the Profile tab on the upper right of your screen and look for the Edit My Profile blue tab.
- Indagare means to discover, explore, seek, scout in Latin.