It is on the south coast of theTerre de Haut.

This pretty inlet is less known because it can be reached only with a good weather, but for nature lover this is only a good thing.

The wideness of this splendid bay gave repair to the entire french fleet. A curious building seems a boat prow: now is the house of a doctor.

Population still makes the traditional activities.

There are supermarkets where restock the pantry, restaurants and fishermen who directly sell fresh fish.

From here you can hire a scooter and so easily move through the whole island, reaching directly the beaches from the land.

A wonderful sprawl of candid sand at the bottom of the bay defines a restricted area supervised by a specific law ,on the east side of the cliff named Roches Percèes (pierced) makes this place difficulty accessible.

There also are shallows, so it is advisable having a short draught for boats, little yards offer good services and assistance.

The long beach, with fine sand and green palms, represents an oasis of tranquillity and relax, the Creole cooking in a little restaurant and a little tourist village are at visitor’s disposition.

Sea beds of this little island of the Terre de Haut, known for the presence of Fort Josephine, are very deep and adapted to scuba diving, paying attention to fishermen’s traps.

The Pain de Sucre is made of basaltic rocks and dominates a very tight bay, at the bottom of which one can shore on a little sandy beach.

Maybe for the sea bed and the colour of the sand, it is one of the most suggesting points of the archipelago..

This beach with fine and white sand has very high waves which make of it the ideal place for sea sport lovers.

For the same reason though, it is not good for bathing.

Known in the past as the “island of the beautiful waters“, it is formed by two islands (Basse-Terre at west and Grande-Terre at east) divided by a strait (Rivière Salée).

Its shape recall the wings of a butterfly.

It was discovered by Christopher Columbus in the same day of Saint Martin and it bears the name of a Spanish monastery.

The Spanish were replaced by French that in the 1947 raised the colony to Department.

The population is composed by white and mulattoes people. The white are the 8%.

The classic cultivation of sugarcane and tropical fruit left the place to the tourism.

Grand-Terre is composed by a big chalky basement and the most important economic centre is Pointe-à-Pitre, a lively and very distinctive harbour.

The karst landscape boasts imposing sheer cliffs with impressive and magnificent views (Porte d’Enfer!).

Basse Terre hosts the volcano Soufrière (1467 mt).

The Carbet Falls and the rich tropical greenery belong to a landscape quite different from the previous one.

Christopher Columbus landed in the south of the island.

They are two little islands, placed between Dèsirade and Marie Galante, strictly protected both as marine and land reserve.

An untouched paradise, up and under the sea. Protected by high cliffs on which waves break, each variety of reef gives hospitality to innumerable kind of fishes.

The fauna variety is very large, for this reason on the island named Terre de Haut, there’s a guardian who carefully controls: the main attractions are iguanas, that, undisturbed, bask in the sun.

On this island it’s not allowed to land.

Discovered by Christofer Columbus , it is famous as “the island of sugar” where is still made a strong rhum.

But the main attractions are the numerous geological curiosities, like a large natural bridge (Guele Grand Gouffre) in the north side or the enormous cavern called Grotte du Trou à Diable in the middle east side.

To testimony the ancient activities, there are ruins of old mills and ancient distilleries.

The white and unpolluted beaches are protected by the coral reef.