Located nearly midway between North Eleuthera Airport and Governor's Harbour
Airport, Gregory Town is one of the larger settlements on Eleuthera, and is
considered the "Pineapple Capital" of The Bahamas due to its history of
producing what many consider to be the tastiest pineapples in the world. The
surrounding area of rolling hills and rocky cliffs on the Atlantic Ocean side
provide an awesome contrast to the calm Caribbean waters on the western side
of the island. A quiet holiday with beautiful natural scenery awaits the
vacationer in the Gregory Town area.
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GREGORY TOWN
About 50 miles east of New Providence Island are three popular Out Islands -
Eleuthera and its tiny neighbors, Harbour Island and Spanish Wells.
Three airports serve Eleuthera Island and surrounding cays; North Eleuthera,
Governor's Harbour in the center of the island, and Rock Sound to the south.
Eleuthera was the first of the Bahama Islands to be settled by the British,
when the company of Eleutherian Adventurers arrived in 1648 escaping religious
persecution in Bermuda and England. They called their island 'Eleutheria'
after the Greek word for freedom.
Eleuthera today has become one of the Out Islands most visited tourist
destinations.
The island; Just two miles wide by 100 miles long, features miles of beaches,
beautiful coves and breathtaking reefs, along with some of the countries more
unusual dive sites.
On North Eleuthera itself visitors can explore Preacher's Cave, where the
early settlers are supposed to have worshipped. Heading south towards Gregory
Town, a small fishing village, is the Glass Window Bridge, which spans a gap
in which the turbulent waters of the Atlantic meet the calmer seas of the
Exuma Sound on the island's leeward side. The existing man-made structure has
replaced a naturally formed bridge that was blown away in a hurricane.
Gregory Town is known as the "Pineapple Capital" of The Bahamas, and it
is said that pineapples from this area were used to get the Hawaiian Pineapple
industry started. The yearly Pineapple Festival is a "homecoming" of sorts for
Eleutherians who return to the island for a weekend of fun and family
reunions.
Just South of Gregory Town is Surfers Beach, considered the finest surfing
spot in The Bahamas. At Hatchet Bay there is an extensive underground cave
system, which culminates in a cliff top 70feet above the sea.
