Caribbean holiday rental Martinique tourism

The beaches of paradise are there, bathed by the crystalline waters of the Caribbean Sea.
Discover luxuriant vegetation, the city of " Saint-Pierre "with its intact charm, its typical Creole houses, its sugar cane plantations, the bay of Fort de France, one of the most beautiful in the world...

The climate, the friendly inhabitants, the fascinating music, the flavors of the Creole cuisine, the charming landscapes, everything is made to have the holiday of your dreams in the most exotic of the French "départements". It is one of the most diversified and harmonious islands of the Caribbean. The island is volcanic, it offers a variety of landscapes and surprising hills

while its size is hardly an eighth of that of Corsica. In the South of the Western coast you'll sunbathe on the beaches of the Caribbean Sea. The coast , facing the Atlantic Ocean offers a more jagged relief.
However, the peninsula of the Caravel, a natural park, possesses some magnificent beaches.
In the North you will find the Mountain Pelée, peaking at 1397 meters, covered with a luxuriant vegetation

. The city of Saint-Pierre is also renowned for its diving sites, its bay hides a dozen wrecks of vessels sunk during the eruption of 1902.
The South of the island is rather dry, scattered with typical Creole houses and with sugar cane plantations.
The capital, Fort de France is located on the west coast, on one of the greatest bays in the Carribbean islands, you can cross the bay by boat from the " anse à l'Ane" or " La pointe du Bout".

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Formalities: For French nationals or EEC members: ID card or valid Passport.

Currency: The French franc. The different credit cards are accepted everywhere, but you will encounter difficulties to have checks. Numerous cashpoints.

Jet lag: When it's midday in Paris, it is 5 o'clock in the Caribbean in the winter and 6 o'clock in the summer, so to respect your biological clock, get up early, it will enable you to adjust gently to the local time and to take better advantage of the day.

Different Protestant denominations are active among them the Adventists, Methodists, Baptists, Pentacostalists.

But Catholicism is by the most widely practiced religion in Martinique. There are also a number of Hindus in the Indian community.

The people of Martinique fervently practice their religion which has absorbed, all the same, local traditions inherited from beliefs imported through the African slave trade.

The faithful in Martinique have integrated perfectly well into their religion magic, mystical rights, “zesprits” (spirits), spells, and even zombies, all accompanied by magical elixirs and waters for undoing curses.

Although French is the official language, Creole is certainly more widely used on a day-to-day basis.

Clothes: Light. A raincoat is recommended but even during the rainy periods when it is raining, the temperature is mild.

Gastronomy: A delicious and varied cuisine strongly inspired from that of the Indian Ocean: "Boudin créole" (Spicy black pudding), Accra (fish doghnuts), "Crabes farcis" (stuffed crabs), "Gratin de cristophines" (cheese-topped dish of cristophines).... Naturally tropical fruits are delicious and bursting with sunshine.

Shopping: spices such as vanilla or cinnamon, flowers, madras in the brilliant colours and rum.

Do not miss:
***** "les Gorges de la falaise"

, the road of the "Trace" and its gardens, Josephine's museum, the "Anses Cap Chevalier (Anse Michel, etc.)
***** A hike in the rain forest ("Trace des jésuites" : unforgettable),

cross Fort de France bay by boat from "Anse à l'Ane" (market-Shopping)

*** "Grand-Rivière", to visit a Distillery, To see a cock-fight in Pitt (not for roosters, but for live atmosphere), To dine at Gaby's in front of pier at "Grande Anse", To spend a day at sea on Pierre's boat,

** The house "Clément",

Balata's gardens, museum of the banana, house "Céron", the Mountain "Pelée"...

I wish you a pleasant holiday, and do not hesitate to contact me to know more... Goodbye.