The quay
Boats and restaurants.
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The Carenage is a small horseshoe-shaped harbour in the heart of St George's, the capital of Grenada. Old houses and warehouses with red roofs and bright walls climb the hills around the water, with fishing boats and small ships at the quay, and it is one of the prettiest harbours in the Caribbean. The French founded the town in 1650, and it became British in 1763 and was named after Saint George. It sits on the slopes of an old volcanic crater around the natural harbour. Parts of it burned in great fires in the 1770s and were rebuilt in stone and brick. Hurricane Ivan hit it hard in 2004. Grenada is known as the Spice Island, and nutmeg and cocoa are among its main exports. You walk the quay around the water among restaurants, shops and boats, with painted houses on the hills above. The stone tower of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, built in 1818, rises over the harbour. The hills around it give wide views of the harbour and town. The Carenage is in central St George's, 4 km north of Grand Anse Beach. Walking is free. The streets are very steep, so wear comfortable shoes.
Boats and restaurants.
Red roofs on the hills.
From 1818.
The Carenage, central St George's, Grenada
They are very steep; wear comfortable shoes.
Grand Anse Beach is 4 km to the south.