Agriculture is the leading economic sector of Grenada, accounting for most foreign-exchange earnings. Nevertheless, tourism has been growing in importance.What might have driven tourist travel to Grenada? The island nation of Grenada is never without its set of beauty spots.

  One of the prettiest spots in Grenada and in the Caribbean, Grenada’s capital and largest city, St George's, is charming with those pastel-hued 19th-century Creole houses, many of them roofed with red fish scale tiles brought over as ballast on ships from Europe, and steep twisting streets.  With mercantile houses, warehouses, quayside cafes, and lush green hills by the background, St. George’s busy, horseshoe-shaped harbor is nothing but a picturesque view. Add to that a winding maze of streets and alleys, wandering around this hillside city while enjoying with no need of deferment.

Want a fancy learning a bit of history while in St. George’s?Then head to the Grenada National Museum. It is located in the center of town, so you surely would not miss it. The museum incorporates an old French barracks dating back to 1704.  It has, for its exhibits, fragments of Amerindian pottery, old rum still, and a grubby marble bathtub that once belonged to Empress Josephine among others.

  If, however, site seeing is what catches your fancy, then the Fort George by the hilltop should be the first on your list of places to visit in the city. The fort, which was established by the French back in 1705, has fine views of the Carenage – St. George’s famous harbor, the harbor's western headland, and the town's red-tiled roofs and church spires.

  But if you try to roam the fort's inner compound, you will see a glimpse of important city history. You can find inside the bullet holes in the basketball pole (marked by fading graffiti reading 'No Pain No Gain Brother') made by the firing squad that executed Maurice Bishop. The late-18th-century Fort Frederick offers an equally panoramic view of Grenada's coastline. The fort has withstood attacks, most noted the US invasion of 1983 when the US intended to hit Fort Frederick but mistakenly bombed Fort Matthew just a few hundred yards to the north. In the largest town on Grenada’s northern coast, Sauteurs (taking its name from the French word for 'jump'), one would find Carib's Leap. It is the 130ft (40m) high coastal cliffs where, accordingly, the tragic leaping act of the Carib families – who refused to surrender to French soldiers – happened. From the cliff ledge you can look down on the fishing boats along the village beach and see eroded rock formations and nearby islands.

  Grenada’s Grand Anse is a long lovely stretch of white sand fronted by turquoise blue water and backed by hills. Vendors swarm this part of Grenada, vending T-shirts and spice baskets along the beach; others offer to braid hair. So this is no place for the person seeking peace and quiet.

 If you are that person, cross the peninsula of Quarantine Point (once a leper colony) instead, and spoil yourself to the serenity of the sleepy, picturesque U-shaped bay at Morne Rouge
 For nature trippers, or those longing to be closer to nature, there are a number of hiking trails and crater lakes by the Grand Etang Road. This tortuously narrow and twisting road cuts across the mountainous center of the island through the Grand Etang Forest Reserve, passing close to waterfalls and lush vegetation, and Grand Etang National Park, which has some grand views of the western coast. It is lined with ferns, bamboo, heliconia and buttressed kapok trees, hence making for a stimulating drive through the rainforest.

 Grenada has a lot more to offer to tourists. Nevertheless, it is better experienced, first hand, than to hear or read about it…