The Carenage is the heart of St. George's — a horseshoe-shaped inner harbour lined with Georgian warehouses painted in faded pastels and fronted by a waterfront walk. Small fishing boats, water taxis, and the occasional inter-island schooner share the water with cruise ship tenders when the big ships call. It is the most photogenic part of the city and worth walking slowly, ideally in the late afternoon when the light is good and the water takes on the colour of the sky.
The bronze Christ of the Deep statue near the head of the harbour was a gift from Italy in 1961, placed there in gratitude for the Grenadian fishermen who helped rescue passengers from the burning MV Bianca C. It is a copy of a statue that stands in the sea near Portofino. The Carenage end of Bay Town Road also has the best concentration of small restaurants and bars where you can eat and watch the harbour traffic.