Eleuthera Bahamas

Three hundred long years back, a small gang of English vagabonds, in search for religious freedom, settled on the islands and provided it the eerie name, Eleuthera that stands for “freedom” in the Greek language.

The Eleuthera island is divided into South and North areas. Next to this island are two other famous islets identified as Spanish Wells and Harbour Island. Harbour Island is the spot popular for diving destinations. The northern part of the Eleuthera situates at one Bermuda Triangle corner. The island of Eleuthera is very known for its production of the sweetest fruit in the world, which are the pineapples.

Eleuthera not only becomes sweet and luscious, like what they famously produce yet, they also offer several destinations for millions of tourist to take pleasure in. The Preacher’s Cave becomes one good spot to begin the journey. The few Eleutheran adventurers-pilgrims, who acquired refuge and started religious services the moment of their arrival, first landed this subterranean cave.

You must also visit one destination that Eleuthera shows off and this is the magnificent cave located at the Hatchet Bay. It provides a vaulted-cathedral appearance. The area is over miles long with stalactites and stalagmites gleaming in the twilight.

Another splendid sight that Eleuthera offers to its millions of vacationers is the Window Glass Bridge. This spans an opening where the water turbulence from the Atlantic gets together the soother Exuma Sound seas. The current man-made structure has restored the naturally designed bridge, which was diddled away when a hurricane hit years ago.

Neighboring Eleuthera is the Windermere Island, a private resort that is frequently visited by Royal Family members. The Harbour Island of Eleuthera, off its north coast is the town Dunmore. This is the most charming and oldest settlement in the island of Bahamas, equipped with white post fences as well as friendly residents.

Annually, starting from the month of June, the inhabitants of Eleuthera grant this first week for the pineapple celebration. This sweetest fruit in the world is a hospitality symbol to every Bahamians, particularly the dwellers in Eleuthera Bahamas, where pineapples are enormously grown. This symbolism rooted from the old tradition of the north seafaring captains who put pineapples on the posts of their gates, signifying their coming home. The place has been annually exporting around 50,000 pineapples.

The Pineapple Festivity became the most and coveted annual event in the island. The celebration takes in tilts on pineapple eating, fire dancing, crazy sports, pageants and other Bahamian musical street carnivals.