Magens Bay Villas Club @ Magens
- Size: Studio Sleeps 4
- Usage: Annual
- Weeks: Week 27 Unit A327
- Price: $10,000.00
Magens Bay Beach has been called one of the ten most beautiful beaches in the world by National Geographic Magazine. It has a long and interesting history. Local legend says that Sir Francis Drake used Magens Bay as an anchorage for his ships while he watched from a nearby hilltop for ships that he could plunder. Later, the local sugar cane plantations used Magens Bay as a shipping point for sugar, molasses and rum. The remains of an old brick road cane still be seen from the south end of the beach. Later, Magens Beach was acquired by the Fairchild family and then donated to the people of the Virgin Islands for their enjoyment. Magens Beach is heart shaped and is approximately 1 mile long. The bottom is sandy and slopes gently down. With the exception of a few weeks a year when the prevailing northeast winds shift to the west, the are no waves or currents at Magens Beach. While there is plenty of beach to sun on, there are also plenty of shaded areas under the trees. On the southern and northern ends of the beach are rock formations in the water that provide good snorkeling.
