Freeport's main commercial district is centred on
The Mall
, located between
Ranfurly Circus
- named for a British royal governor who supported the city's development in the 1950s - and
Churchill Square
, about ten blocks north. Surrounding the city centre, The Mall is bound on one side by West Mall Drive, and on the other by
East Mall Drive
, where most of the hotels and restaurants are located. Tourist activity is focused on the south end of
East Mall Drive
, around Ranfurly Circus and the
International Bazaar.
East from Ranfurly Circus on Sunrise Highway, and south on Seahorse Road,
Port Lucaya
and the beachfront hotels of
Lucaya
comprise a resort area with a more cheerful atmosphere than Freeport's, with carefully tended lawns and shrubbery, and tidy, candy-coloured shops and houses. A seaside suburb first developed in the 1960s, Lucaya is dominated by the brand-new and massive
Our Lucaya Beach and Golf Resort
, fronting
Lucayan Beach
, with two golf courses. Across the street from
Our Lucaya
is
Port Lucaya Marketplace
, a busy, colourful tourist market overlooking the boats at
Port Lucaya Marina
, with shops selling clothing, jewellery, perfume, crystal and china, open-air stalls displaying straw work and other souvenirs, and several lively restaurants and bars packed with vacationers.