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Virgin Gorda Travel
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Welcome to Virgin Gorda
(VG)
on the
Paradise Islands
website;
the second largest
island in the
British
Virgin Islands group.
The island was
discovered in
1493 by Christopher
Columbus and the name
means "fat virgin" as it
reminded him of a
reclining women
when seen from a
distance.
Gorda
is 12 miles from the
main BVI island of
Tortola
and west of
Anguilla. VG is approximately ten
square miles in a long
narrow shape featuring
uninhabited beaches a
mountainous interior. It
is generally considered
to be the most scenic of
the BVI and less
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One of
the
main tourist
attractions
to visit
are
The Baths.
Located
on the
southwest
tip of
Gorda
you will
find the
most
famous
beaches
where
huge
boulders
are
stacked
a strewn
amongst
the
white
powder
sand and
palm
trees.
The
labyrinth
of caves
and
caverns
created
by the
massive
boulders
gives
way to
Devil's
Bay
with
truly
breathtaking
scenery
and a
must for
any
visitor. |
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VG
has both
stunning
beaches
and
mountains.
On the
south
end of
the
island
it is
fairly
flat
with
white
powdery
beaches,
the main
settlement
of
Spanish
Town and
VG
Yacht
Harbour.
Regular
ferries
operate
to the
yacht
harbour
from
both Road
Town on
Tortola
and
Charlotte
Amalie
on
St
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Along
the
centre
of VG
and the
north
shore
there
are
hills
and
peaks
with
lush
vegetation.
Gorda
Peak
(known
as the
belly of
the
Virgin)
is the
highest
point on
the
island
at 366
metres
and is
surrounded
by
mahogany
trees.
The
Peak
provides
panoramic
views of
many of
the
smaller BVI
including
Cooper
Island
and
Peter
Island
Resort
to the
south
and over
the
North
Sound to
Necker
Island
Resort
and
Anegada
in the
north.
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The isle
has a
small
number
of
upmarket
hotels
and
resorts
including
the
Bitter
End
Yacht
Club in
the
north of
the
island.
Little
Dix Bay,
facing
Sir
Frances
Drake
Channel,
was the
very
first
luxury
resort
in the
BVI and
built in
the
sixties
by
Laurence
Rockefeller;
and the
quiet
and
secluded Biras
Creek
Estate.
To
supplement
the
luxury
resorts,
Virgin Gorda
has
around
twenty
private
villas
to rent. |
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Travel, holiday, vacation and cruise
guide to VG and the Caribbean. All text and images are Copyright
Paradise Islands
org. All photographs on this Caribbean travel guide website are obtained with
the permission of the owners and come from various sources
including the islands tourist boards. Some of our own
maybe reproduced with permission - please see notes
attached to each image to avoid any copyright penalty.
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Quick Facts
Main Town
Spanish Town
Language
English
Currency
US Dollar
Island Size
8 Square Miles
Population
3,700
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The Baths |
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Savannah
Bay |
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Little Dix
Bay |
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Spanish Town |
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Baths Aerial Map |
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Nail Bay |
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Yacht
Harbour |
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Spring Bay |
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The Copper
Mine |
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North Sound |
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