Fort-de-France

Bibliothèque Schoelcher

One the nicest colonial buildings in town is a library, located next to place de la savane.

Jardin de Balata
Route de Balata
10 km away on the road to Morne Rouge

Botanical garden with more than 200 species of plants and flowers.

Fort Saint-Louis

A fortress on a peninsula in fort-de-france harbour constructed during the reign of louis xiii. it currently houses a french naval base, and parts of the fortress have been turned into a museum and are open to the public.

Cathedral Saint-Louis
rue Victor Schoelcher

First built in 1671, it was damaged by numerous fires and earthquakes before being totally reconstructed in 1890 by the same architect as the Bibliothèque Schoelcher.

Sacré-Coeur de Balata

A replica of the montmartre church in paris, constructed in 1925 on a cliff surrounded by tropical forest. open everyday from 8 to noon and 3 to 6.

Le grand marché
rues Blénac et Isambert

Covered market.

Dillon distillery
9, route de Chateauboeuf.

A small museum about rum making in the former distillery Dillon. All the rum making process has now moved to a new site.

Cascade Absalon
Up on the route de Balata, take a left right after the Balata Gardens

Easily accessible waterfall where you can swim in the water basin. Park the car just after the bridge and watch out on the slippery steps.