Boat building
Wooden boats on the shore.
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Petite Martinique is a very small island near Carriacou in Grenada's part of the Grenadines. A single green hill rises from the sea, with painted houses on its slopes, wooden boats being built on the shore and turquoise water around it, home to about 900 people. It covers about 2.4 square kilometres and lies 4 km from Carriacou. Its first settler was a man named Pierre who came from Martinique shortly after 1700 to grow sugar cane and cotton, and he is said to have called it Little Martinique because its shape reminded him of home. Its largest village, Madame Pierre, is named after his wife. You walk the coast road between houses and boats, watching islanders build wooden boats on the shore as they have for generations. From the hillside you look across to neighbouring Petit Saint Vincent, Carriacou and the small islands. There are no big hotels here, and life is very simple. The island is 9.5 km in a straight line north-east of Hillsborough, reached by boat from Carriacou. Walking is free. Boat times are limited, so check your way back before you go.
Wooden boats on the shore.
Views of nearby islands.
No big hotels.
Petite Martinique island, near Carriacou, Grenada
By boat from Carriacou, with limited times.
No big hotels, so staying on Carriacou is easiest.