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Extract from the St George's Travel Guides:
Grenada's capital,
ST GEORGE'S
, is an attractive colonial town nestled in the hillsides above a horseshoe-shaped harbour. Low, whitewashed and terracotta-roofed buildings follow the sweep of the bay, standing out against the rich green of the surrounding vegetation. During the eighteenth century, the town was partly gutted by three devastating fires, leading to legislation that restricted the height of buildings and banned the use timber. The result of all this is a town dominated by
British colonial architecture
but with a distinctly Mediterranean feel.
St George's won't take more than a day to ex... read the whole St George's Travel Guides...
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