The first European settlers on St Lucia arrived in 1605 - they were 67 Englishmen who were forced to land there after missing their way to Guyana.
It is the capital of the Grand-Terrey island where inhabitants live in a typical animated and cheerful life of the Antilles. It has become a tourist destination full of elegant hotels and where the main restaurants and commercial stores are located. The Market Place is the main market of the city and it is a colorful place. It can be visited the Schoelcher Museum, Galleries of Art, the Plaza of Victory framed by wood buildings with balconies to the traditional square. Here you can also find the Aquarius of Guadeloupe that is most modern and greater of the Antilles. The traditional crafts of the caribes and arawaks people can be found in some halls of the Archaeological Museum of Edgard-Cler where objects of his personal collection are exhibited. If you wish to enjoy nocturnal activity, the city offers the most varied options: cinemas, discotheques, clubs, the most original distractions, from Pointe-à-Pitre to the rest of the far places.
The first European settlers on St Lucia arrived in 1605 - they were 67 Englishmen who were forced to land there after missing their way to Guyana.
