Surroundings

Our favourite spots, from our journal

The places we love, from Pointe des Châteaux to the leeward coast. The full journal awaits you at the villa.

Pointe des Châteaux
On the doorstep

Pointe des Châteaux

A protected site since 1997, managed by the Conservatoire du littoral, the forestry office and the town. Anse à la Gourde is home to one of the major pre-Columbian archaeological sites in the Caribbean; Anse à l'Eau, one of the best preserved in the archipelago. Close by, Anse Tarare is Guadeloupe's only naturist beach, affiliated with the French Naturist Federation (FFN).

Saint-François
Just next door

Saint-François

The golf course, the casino, the church, the marina and its many shops and restaurants.

Kreol West Indies art gallery
On the way to the villa

Kreol West Indies art gallery

Just before you reach the villa, containers covered in murals mark an open-air gallery: 200 works by 35 artists, a museum space covering 4,000 years of Guadeloupe's history and a shop open 7 days a week.

Souffleur beach, Port-Louis
¬± 1 h · 50 km

Souffleur beach, Port-Louis

Shelters and ready-to-use barbecues: bring charcoal, food… and the cool box!

Sainte-Anne & Le Gosier
Grande-Terre

Sainte-Anne & Le Gosier

Sainte-Anne's beaches and craft village for browsing, Le Gosier's aquarium for young and old.

Basse-Terre

Off to Basse-Terre

Stop off at Trois-Rivières or Gourbeyre: waterfalls, rivers and rainforest, always ready for a swim.

Le Moulin Blanc, Basse-Terre
An institution

Le Moulin Blanc, Basse-Terre

A must in the town of Basse-Terre. Stop off in Gourbeyre on the way.

Bouillante & the leeward coast
Leeward coast

Bouillante & the leeward coast

O'Zépices in Bouillante, Jimmy Bibrac… and sunsets not to be missed.

Take it easy! Many roads are limited to 50 or 70 km/h. You are on holiday: enjoy the Morne-à-l'Eau cemetery, the Port-Louis church, the sugar cane fields…