Grenada (island) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
main island of the island state of the same name
About Grenada (island)
This is the one they fought over. There was conflict all along the chain of islands as Europeans came into contact with aboriginal Carib or Arawak people, exterminated them, then fought other European nations for control. Grenada main island had the best land hereabouts for lucrative plantations, and a great natural harbour in a flooded volcanic crater. Britain eventually bested France to build an empire; both nations imported many thousands of African slaves, the ancestors of today's population. The harbour and town of St George's became the centre of island life through 300 colonial years into independence. Modern tourism was hampered by the tiny airfield on the east coast, but from 1984 the new airport on the southwest tip of Point Salines could receive wide-bodied transatlantic jets. H
Where to Stay in Grenada (island)
- 🏨La Sagesse
Grenada (island) Travel Guide Sections
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