Grenada is the ultimate in sensory destinations. The island’s fragrant spices, nutmeg, cinnamon, clover, ginger and cocoa, perfume the air, while verdant rolling hills, mountains, and azure water views offer visitors artisan views at every turn. The melodic songs of exotic tropical birds and rare tropical flowers offer a warm welcome for travelers from far and wide. Grenada is located in the Eastern Caribbean, only 100 miles north of Venezuela, to the north of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and to the south of Trinidad and Tobago.
Grenada, and its sister islands: Carracou, and Petit Martinique, make up this nation of unique islands located in the Eastern Caribbean. Grenada is by far the largest island offering visitors mountainous, volcanic terrain with Mount St. Catherine, which reaches over 2,750 feet. This unusual geography is the most varied of all in the Caribbean. Crater Lakes offer a staggering variety of plant and animal life such as dwarf forests, mountain rainforests, dry forests and lowlands that lead to mangrove coasts and onto brilliant white sandy beaches. Framed by sparkling blue waters and graceful coral reefs, the landscape gives way to a plethora of tropical birds, tiny frogs and lizards, while rare orchids punctuate the dense rainforest providing shelter for a wide variety of animals; the broad-winged hawk, swift, opossums, armadillos, mongooses, and the mona monkey. The most famous beach of all is Grand Anse, as its smooth expansive beach stretches for two-miles and gently curves around to Grand Anse Bay. Grenada is only 100 miles north of Venezuela, to the north of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and to the south of Trinidad and Tobago.
Colorful Saturday markets; year-round festivals and fairs, complimented by an easy-going and friendly people, complete with a rich history and culture weave the tapestry of St. George, Grenada’s capital city. This city has earned the reputation of being one of the loveliest cities in the Caribbean as its horseshoe shaped harbor is sprinkled with pastel houses and terra cotta tiled warehouses, very traditional for this old-world city. Centuries-old spice plantations and rum distilleries still use the methods of days-gone-by, emphasizing quality over quantity, an integrity that is widespread and gives the island its own unique flair.
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