About Grenada

It is pure magic to reach Grenada by sea, passing down the west coast, any time from around late January to early March. The hills and mountains are covered by a riot of lush tropical foliage run totally amuck, scaling slopes, filling valleys and tumbling down precipices like a living green waterfall. This verdant background is set ablaze by a hundred bright orange-flowered Immortelle trees. Scattered about, they erupt from the hills in a glow of brilliance. Soon the capital, St George's, heaves into view, a pattern of orderly buildings capped by intricate brick-red "fish scale" tile roofs. From afar it looks a children's picture book illustration. It straddles a hill, rising from the shore, till cathedral spires poke out from the summit. As you get closer you may pick up the distant strain of a steel band, and catch a hint of nutmeg or cinnamon on the breeze, a foretaste of the crops that earned Grenada the name "Isle of Spice".

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Grenada's full name is Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, an island archipelago with three main inhabited islands and many other smaller ones. The main industries are agriculture and tourism. Products include cocoa, nutmeg and other spices, bananas, citrus, rum and some of the best dark eating chocolate in the world. The night sounds are those of tree frogs and crickets.

Grenada has many hotels, guest houses and self-catering cottages, which will suit all tastes. Visitors will find modern supermarkets and numerous restaurants.

Back in the 1970's Grenada was one of the main yachting centers in the Caribbean. There has been a big revival of this industry recently, with modern marinas, haul out facilities and chandleries.

You can explore what Grenada has to offer with some of the links below: