A thousand and one stops in the heart of nature
and Creole culture

 

Travel journal

Creole cuisine blends flavours, spices and recipes from different horizons. Our top 10 to try on the island.

La Soufrière, nicknamed the old lady, is an active volcano in Guadeloupe, in the south of the island of Basse-Terre, close to the village of St-Claude. It is the island's only active volcano and is currently dormant.

Basse-Terre offers several must-see visits combining nature and heritage: the Grand Café Plantation, the Deshaies botanical garden, the historic Allée Dumanoir, the climb up La Soufrière volcano, and the region's waterfalls and rivers.

The island of Guadeloupe forms a sort of butterfly. If you love nature, you must go to Basse-Terre (the western part of the island).

Every year on 10 August, women take charge in Guadeloupe to celebrate the richness of Guadeloupean heritage. Food lovers will remember above all the delicious dishes.

Much less visited than its neighbour, Terre-de-Bas is the 2nd inhabited island of the Saintes archipelago. About 1,000 people live in its 2 villages: the towns of Grande-Anse and Petite-Anse.

Terre-de-Haut, the main and most visited island of the Saintes archipelago, is best discovered through several must-see sites: Fort Napoléon, Pompierre beach, Pain de Sucre cove, the climb up the Chameau and the picturesque streets of its town.