General Information about our Caribbean island Grenada!
Grenada lies between Trinidad and Tobago to the south and St Vincent and the Grenadines to the north, in the Eastern Caribbean at the southern end of the Windward Islands. A lush green island with a central mountain range, Grenada is one of the least spoiled, least touristy, least populated and most beautiful of the Caribbean islands.
There are 45 beaches in Grenada – with many long stretches of near deserted palm fringed pristine sand. Its sheltered anchorages and enchanting bays make Grenada a popular yachting centre particularly as it lies south of the hurricane belt.
Grenada is best known as the Spice Island, supplying nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, saffron, cloves, ginger and many others to the world. It has plantations including nutmeg, sugar cane, bananas, citrus fruit and mangoes, tropical rain forests, crater lakes and spectacular waterfalls. The Grenadiens are friendly, warm hearted people who are proud to welcome visitors to their peaceful and tranquil island in the sun.
Two minutes drive brings you to Prickly Bay and the beautiful beach at Lance aux Épines. Also located on this beach is the lovely Calabash Hotel set in palm fringed grounds leading to the beach. The Calabash provides casual lunches at the beach restaurant or elegant dining at the award-winning Cicely's restaurant.
Five minutes from the villa, on the Mount Hartman side of the peninsula, is the Secret Harbour Hotel and restaurant, with panoramic views over the yachts in the bay, and The Moorings. There is a 50 slip Marina for yachts, with a waterfront bar and scuba diving club.
Beautiful Grand Anse beach, the longest beach on the island, is five minutes drive from the villa. It has extensive water sports including scuba diving and snorkelling (see below) and wind-surfing. It also has many hotels and restaurant, including the beautifully appointed Spice Island Hotel and restaurant right on the beach.
Grand Anse also has 2 large supermarkets, banks, a pharmacy and other shops, restaurants and bars - all five minutes drive from the villa.
On the Prickly Bay shore line close to Lance aux Épines beach and two minutes from the villa is The Boatyard, with moorings for visiting yachts, a palm-thatched bar beside the sea and a restaurant for casual dining - often with a barbecue in the evening. There is a Caribbean steel band on Friday nights followed by lively music into the small hours.
A few minutes from The Boatyard, perched above the sea, is the popular Rendez-vous Restaurant and Hotel, with views over Prickly Bay. There are a number of other restaurants and bars, on the Lance aux Épines peninsula.
On the next peninsula, True Blue, (five minutes drive) is the True Blue Marina, Stuarts Bar and Restaurant where you can eat and drink on the edge of the water overlooking the bay and the Marina.
There is beautiful sailing along the unspoiled Grenada coastline, with coral reefs and deserted beaches. Go whale and dolphin watching. Yacht charters are available for day trips or longer from The Moorings and True Blue. Prices vary according to the season and your requirements, but as an example a 38 ft catamaran with experienced captain can be chartered in August for US $240 for a day from Horizon yacht charters at True Blue Marina. (Coolers are available at the villa to carry drinks etc for trips.)
Scuba diving and snorkelling are widely available along the beautiful Grenada coastline. Beneath the sparkling sea you can view extensive reef formations, a vast range of marine life, and several large shipwrecks offering top class and challenging diving. Nearest scuba clubs are at The Moorings at Secret Harbour and on Grand Anse beach (near the Coyaba and Spice Island Hotels). The Rendezvous and The Calabash.
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There are 45 beaches in Grenada – with many long stretches of near deserted palm fringed pristine sand. Its sheltered anchorages and enchanting bays make Grenada a popular yachting centre particularly as it lies south of the hurricane belt.
Grenada is best known as the Spice Island, supplying nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, saffron, cloves, ginger and many others to the world. It has plantations including nutmeg, sugar cane, bananas, citrus fruit and mangoes, tropical rain forests, crater lakes and spectacular waterfalls. The Grenadiens are friendly, warm hearted people who are proud to welcome visitors to their peaceful and tranquil island in the sun.
The Weather
Grenada has a superb climate all year the temperature usually only varies between 28°C and 30°C (84°F to 87°F) during the day. Cooling northeasterly breezes make a very pleasant climate all year round. Even when it does rain the sun is usually shining again in half an hour!
Two minutes drive brings you to Prickly Bay and the beautiful beach at Lance aux Épines. Also located on this beach is the lovely Calabash Hotel set in palm fringed grounds leading to the beach. The Calabash provides casual lunches at the beach restaurant or elegant dining at the award-winning Cicely's restaurant.Five minutes from the villa, on the Mount Hartman side of the peninsula, is the Secret Harbour Hotel and restaurant, with panoramic views over the yachts in the bay, and The Moorings. There is a 50 slip Marina for yachts, with a waterfront bar and scuba diving club.
Beautiful Grand Anse beach, the longest beach on the island, is five minutes drive from the villa. It has extensive water sports including scuba diving and snorkelling (see below) and wind-surfing. It also has many hotels and restaurant, including the beautifully appointed Spice Island Hotel and restaurant right on the beach.
Grand Anse also has 2 large supermarkets, banks, a pharmacy and other shops, restaurants and bars - all five minutes drive from the villa.
On the Prickly Bay shore line close to Lance aux Épines beach and two minutes from the villa is The Boatyard, with moorings for visiting yachts, a palm-thatched bar beside the sea and a restaurant for casual dining - often with a barbecue in the evening. There is a Caribbean steel band on Friday nights followed by lively music into the small hours.A few minutes from The Boatyard, perched above the sea, is the popular Rendez-vous Restaurant and Hotel, with views over Prickly Bay. There are a number of other restaurants and bars, on the Lance aux Épines peninsula.
On the next peninsula, True Blue, (five minutes drive) is the True Blue Marina, Stuarts Bar and Restaurant where you can eat and drink on the edge of the water overlooking the bay and the Marina.
There is beautiful sailing along the unspoiled Grenada coastline, with coral reefs and deserted beaches. Go whale and dolphin watching. Yacht charters are available for day trips or longer from The Moorings and True Blue. Prices vary according to the season and your requirements, but as an example a 38 ft catamaran with experienced captain can be chartered in August for US $240 for a day from Horizon yacht charters at True Blue Marina. (Coolers are available at the villa to carry drinks etc for trips.)
Scuba diving and snorkelling are widely available along the beautiful Grenada coastline. Beneath the sparkling sea you can view extensive reef formations, a vast range of marine life, and several large shipwrecks offering top class and challenging diving. Nearest scuba clubs are at The Moorings at Secret Harbour and on Grand Anse beach (near the Coyaba and Spice Island Hotels). The Rendezvous and The Calabash.
According to The Sunday Times in London Grenada has "excellent diving on sites such as Purple Rain and Whibble Reef. The former is a veritable underwater forest of gorgonians, sponges and whip corals, inhabited by vast shoals of purple-coloured creole wrasse, which swarm over and around the marine flora like a vermilion river. Whibble is a pristine reef, swarming with wrasse, jacks and rainbow runners. Occasionally, eagle rays and turtles are spotted here. This is an advanced drift dive, but there are plenty of other shallow reefs suitable for novice or intermediate divers. Grenada's most famous dive site is the Bianca C, a 600 ft cruise liner that sank in 1961. However, due to the depths and the possibility of strong currents, it's not for beginners"[Sunday Times 21 October 2001]