The Caribbean - St Lucia

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St Lucia is a stunningly beautiful island situated at the heart of the Windward chain in the Eastern Caribbean, between St Vincent and Martinique. It stands with massive green bulk, a network of forested peaks that soar and valleys that tumble to the coastlines.

St Lucia is lucky to have a grand variety of terrain. While the south is so mountainous and fertile, the north and the east coast have less rugged country. Over the millennia they have become capped by coral growth, and consequently have white sand beaches.

The St Lucians themselves are charming and have a mixed heritage that results from the island’s complex historical past. For many years the island was French, but it was snatched by the British, taken back by the French, and handed back and forth by treaty countless times. The result is a population that largely speaks both English and French Creole.

St Lucia’s most famous landmark are the Pitons, twin pointed volcanic peaks that rise side by side mid way down the Caribbean coast like massive eye teeth. They are incredibly striking, when viewed from both sea and land. Although they appear as free-standing peaks, in fact they are part of the walls of a volcanic cone that blew itself apart an estimated 40,000 years ago.

St Lucia is attractive for many reasons. It has a strong Creole aspect which is fun to see. It is a lively island, and accessible too. There is a number of weekly events that are fun to join in, fish fries in local villages and of course Friday night at Gros Islet. But in the end its physical beauty is supreme, whether it’s the Pitons in the south or the lovely stretch of bays and beaches in the north.

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