Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Grenada Island


Sitting pretty at the top of the capital’s hill, St George’s Roman Catholic cathedral provides a great vantage point over the town. Though Hurricane Ivan all but gutted the structure in 2004, it’s since been painstakingly restored.


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2. St George’s Anglican Church

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3. Carenage

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4. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

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Immediately north of Fort George, St Andrew’s fared worst of all the town’s churches in Hurricane Ivan. There isn’t much left except the front wall and…

5. Grenada National Museum

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Staffed by enthusiastic members, this museum has displays that are a little haphazard. It is mostly dedicated to the original indigenous inhabitants of…

6. Sendall Tunnel

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7. National Library

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8. Fort George

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