Lesser Antilles, long arc of small islands in the Caribbean Sea extending in a north-south direction from the Virgin Islands to Grenada. The main island groups include the Windward and Leeward Islands; these names reflect the importance to the region of the prevailing easterly trade winds.

Map of Leeward and Windward Islands with a Landsat satellite image.

Caribbean Lesser Antilles. Map of the Leeward and Windward Islands of the Caribbean. Comprehensive travel guide and map of the Caribbean Lesser Antilles

Pink sand on Ellafonisi Beach, Crete, Greece. Pink sand is formed of tiny red organisms that grow on dead coral reefs and pieces of shells which fall to the ocean floor and are washed onto shore.

The Antilles are the Central American archipelago surrounded by the Caribbean Sea in the south and west, Mexico Gulf in the southwest, the Atlantic Ocean in

Caribbean Regions of the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas

It's Day 3 of our Sunsets in the Lesser Antilles itinerary for Virgin Voyages. We're in Aruba for the day (literally until midnight). Read how we spent our day!

Stamps showing Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi

There is a lot to do and see in St. Lucia but if you're short on time, here are 6 things you absolutely must experience while you're on the island.