4 Best Sights in Grenada

Touring the nutmeg-processing co-op, right in the center of the west-coast fishing village of Gouyave (pronounced GWAHV), is a fragrant, fascinating way to spend a half hour. You can learn all about nutmeg and its uses; see the nutmegs laid out in bins; and watch the workers sort them by hand, grade them, and pack them into burlap bags for shipping worldwide. The three-story plant is one of the largest nutmeg processing factories on the island.

In the suburb of St. Paul's, five minutes east of St. George's, De La Grenade produces syrups, jams, jellies, a nutmeg liqueur, and other homegrown fruits and spices. You're welcome to watch the manufacturing process, visit the shop, and stroll around the adjacent herb and spice gardens.

Visitors are welcome to this small, farmer-owned chocolate producer in the far northwest of Grenada. A worker will show you the cacao pods growing in the field and explain the bean-to-bar chocolate-making process before giving you a tour of the small factory. You can buy the company's Jouvay-branded dark chocolate bars, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, cocoa nibs, and other products.

Jouvay chocolate is also sold in gift shops throughout Grenada.

Like its counterpart in Gouyave, this nutmeg-processing plant is open to the public for guided tours. You can see and learn about the entire process of receiving, drying, sorting, and packing nutmeg.