Your vacations in Grenada

Grenada is a group of three larger islands – Grenada, Carriacou, and Petit Martinique – and several tiny islands in the Caribbean or West Indies. It lies just northeast of Trinidad and Tobago, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Of these islands, Grenada is by far the largest island and where most of the nation's people live; Carriacou is the second largest island, and home to the town of Hillsborough; and Petit Martinique is the distant third-largest island, which has limited tourist facilities.

Christopher Columbus discovered Grenada in 1498. Over the centuries, although control of the island passed from France to Britain (and briefly back to France again), the name endured with just the slightest of alterations, changing from Granada to La Grenade to Grenada.

Official language

English

Currency

East Caribbean Dollar

Electricity

230 volts, 60 cycles

Shopping

Popular items for purchase include nutmeg and other spices, herbs, real vanilla (beans and extract) as well as rum.

Useful information

It is famous for spices and is known as the "Spice Isle", being a major source of nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, and cocoa.

The climate in Grenada

Average temperatures range from 24°C to 30°C, tempered by the steady and cooling trade winds. The lowest temperatures occur between January and April. The driest season is between January and May. Even during the rainy season, from June to December, it rarely rains for more than an hour at a time and generally not every day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada

Official language

English

Currency

East Caribbean Dollar

Electricity

230 volts, 60 cycles

Shopping

Popular items for purchase include nutmeg and other spices, herbs, real vanilla (beans and extract) as well as rum.

Useful information

It is famous for spices and is known as the "Spice Isle", being a major source of nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, and cocoa.