Best Tourist Places to Visit in Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe, America

Best Tourist Places to Visit in Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe, America

Marie-Galante is an island belonging to Guadeloupe, an overseas territory of France, located in the Caribbean, surrounded by Guadeloupe in the north and northwest and Dominica towards south. Marie-Galante comprises of 3 communes such as Grand-Bourg, Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante and Saint-Louis. Tourism is the backbone of Marie-Galante’s economy with a nature trail, colonial dwellings and refurbished windmills.

Geography of Marie-Galante:

Because of its round outline and flat surface, Marie-Galante is generally called as “La grande galette” meaning’ Big Biscuit’. It is placed between 15°56′ N latitude and 61°16′ W longitude, stretching over an area of 170.5 kms².

History of Marie-Galante:

According to archeological evidences, Huecoids were the first indigenous people of Marie-Galante, later inhabited by Arawak tribe and caribs. The modern name Marie-Galante gets from Christopher Columbus, when his second voyage on November 3^rd 1493 and he named in the esteem of Caravel of him.

How to reach Marie-Galante?

Marie-Galante is served by its own airport with connections to nearby Pointe-a-Pitre International Airport and few other domestic locations.

Marie-Galante has a good road network and mini vans are highly used for local travel and rental cars and taxis are other options for travel.

Boats are usually available to reach neighboring Guadeloupe Islands, advance booking is offered.

Culture, Food and Shopping in Marie-Galante:

Carib people dominate the population of Marie-Galante, followed by different European descents. Natives speak French well along with local languages.

Marie-Galante houses plenty of different kinds of modern and traditional shops all around the island and most of the upgraded shops are placed in the commune of Grand-Bourg. The major shops in Marie-Galante are:

Ste Coex Birhus-vital
Melasse Jose
Nicoleau Francis Alain
Sympa Shop

The prominent food corners in Marie-Galante are as follows:

La Playa
Manman’dlo La Sirene
Le Reflet de l’Ile
Maria Galanda

Things to do in Marie-Galante:

Canoeing
Swimming
Diving
Visiting historical sites
Shopping

Tourist Attractions in Marie-Galante:

Murat Plantation:

Murat Plantation is a historic building which was constructed in 1960 as a luxury hotel but later it was converted into a sugar estate residence. Now tourists can visit warehouses, sugar refinery chimney, beautiful garden with variety of plants and shrubs, old livestock-powered mill on the site of an old plantation.

Plage de la Feuillere Beach:

The Plage de la Feuillere is the best beach of Marie-Galante adjoining Grand-Bourg. It is a 2 kms long beautiful white sand beach frequented by swimmers and sunbathers (both locals and tourists).

Armand Baptiste Sculpture Gallery:

Armand Baptiste Sculpture Gallery has a large collection of wooden sculptures made from diverse native woods such as manchioneel, campeachy and ebony. Tourists are allowed.

List of other places of interest in Marie-Galante include:

Bielle distillery
Plage de la Feuillere Beach
Feuillere Beach
Eloi Chassela Agro-Marine Museum
Poisson Distillery
The Punch Pond
The Roussel-Trianon Plantation
Distillerie Bellevue
Sa Ka Plonje
Plage de la Ferriere
Le Touloulou
Temple Hindou de Changy
Man’balaou Club de Plongee

Ideal time to visit Marie-Galante:

The best time to travel Marie-Galante is between the months of January and May.

Where to stay in Marie-Galante?

Marie-Galante is packed with full of luxury resorts and villas with world class facilities such as spa, internet access, 24 hour room service and help desk, food on request, doctor on call, airport shuttle and different entertainment activities. A list of the prominent hotels in Marie-Galante is as follows: