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Dec 16, 2023 · The above outline map represents Guadeloupe - an archipelagic nation located in eastern Caribbean, between the North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The archipelago includes the large butterfly-shaped principal islands of Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, and numerous smaller islands.
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- Grande-Terre
- Basse-Terre
- La Désirade
- Marie-Galante
- Les Saintes
Best for: Dining out While Grande-Terre has been a traveler favorite for decades due to its gorgeous southern beaches, it’s now generally accepted that it boasts Guadeloupe’s most exciting culinary choices as well. This is particularly true in and around the town of St-François, where a steady stream of jetsetters and yachties has given rise to som...
Best for: Hiking and Diving Ironically Basse-Terre means ‘low land’ in French, which is a fairly poor description of this majestic stunner, whose thick foliage rises up to looming La Soufrière, the active volcano that towers over the entire island at 1467 meters and is the highest point in the Lesser Antilles. Around this giant, Basse-Terre boasts ...
Best for: Tropical Escape Sitting a short distance off the craggy rock nose of Grande-Terre, La Désirade is something of an archetypal Caribbean fantasy, a child’s drawing of a desert island. Its unusual name comes from it being the first island Columbus saw on his second voyage, and thus the desired landfall for which he had been praying. With its...
Best for: Beaches & Rum Flat as a pancake and not particularly alluring at first glance, Marie-Galante’s real draw can be found in the wonderful beaches that attract a loyal crowd of French holidaymakers. The island is rather too big to explore easily in just a day, and the locals seem fairly united in believing you should spend more time than that...
Best for: Utter Charm Unlike the other four main islands of Guadeloupe, the mountainous archipelago of Les Saintes is made up of nine different islands, though only two of them are inhabited. Tourism is focused on the island of Terre-de-Haut, and it’s quite possibly the loveliest place in the whole of Guadeloupe thanks to its Norman architecture, s...
Aug 21, 2007 · Download Map (PDF | 800.69 KB) The map provides a general overview of Guadeloupe, including populated places, highlighted urban areas with more than 500 persons per square km, main roads...
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Guadeloupe, known as Gwadloup in the local creole, and sometimes known as the Butterfly Island on account of the shape of two of its major islands, is a group of islands in the eastern Caribbean, and is a French overseas department, southeast of Puerto Rico. Overview. Map. Directions. Satellite.
