Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July 2017 | Page 569

Kingstown
Kingstown is the capital of St. Vincent and the
Grenadines and it has colonial buildings each
side of its cobbled streets. Most visitors to
the capital like to see the two main churches.
The first is the St. George’s Anglican Cathedral
which was built in 1820 with a Georgian
structure and stained glass windows. The
second is the St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral.
Built in 1823 St. Mary’s has Romanesque
columns and arches plus Gothic spires.
Photo Credit: Edgar El
Leeward Highway
The Leeward Highway carves it way along
the cliff tops of the sheltered, scenic west
coast of the island for 40kms. Driving
along the highway, you pass bays with
black sand, villages as well as other places
of interest such as Carib Rock which is a
carved face dating back to the 5th century.
Richmond Beach, a popular swimming area
with black sands lies just past the end of
the highway and sports great views of La
Soufrière, St. Vincent’s highest peak, in the
distance.
Photo Credit: Claude Fletcher
Mayreau
Only accessible by boat, visitors will
usually arrive at the island by way of the
dock at Saline Bay. Although the island
is only 2.5 sq km in size, it has one of the
Caribbean’s prettiest bays, Salt Whistle
Bay. The bay consists of an arc of idyllic
white sand beach, fringed with coconut
palms. A small village lies at the end of the
only road which starts at the bay and goes
uphill to the village.
Photo Credit: www.discoversvg.com