Dominica
751 km²
Natural sites
La Guadeloupe est un archipel aux formations géologiques et paysagère très diversifiés. Territoire volcanique et calcaire, les îles de Guadeloupe sont un spectacle pour les amateurs et initiés à la découverte du patrimoine naturel caribéen.
PARADIS WATERFALL
- Guadeloupe (Vieux-Habitants)
Paradis Gorge Waterfall is located in the town of Vieux-Habitants. Important not to confuse it with Paradise, a small waterfall below the Carbet waterfalls, in Capesterre-Belle-Eau. The most beautiful easily accessible waterfall in the city, it stands out for its wall decorated with basalt columns; its pond, a true bathtub in which it is worth immersing; and its bubbling fall as a backdrop, descending forcefully on the rocky plane over which it rests.
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BABIN BEACH
- Guadeloupe (Vieux-Bourg, Morne-à-l'eau)
Located in Vieux-Bourg, Morne-à-l’eau, the picturesque Babin Beach overlooks an extremely calm body of water. The mangroves whose roots bathe in the sea turn the water brackish. Underfoot, a greyish mud attracts more and more bathers.
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POINTE DES CHATEAUX AND ITS SALT FLATS
- Guadeloupe (Saint-François)
141.10 ha peninsula located to the south-east of Grande-Terre, the Pointe des Châteaux is made up of calcareous* soils covered with xerophytic* plant formations, typical of dry coastal areas. In that area, different environments come together: limestone cliffs, which dominate 43 m above two rocky islets, six lagoons* and several beaches that separate these groups.
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Sentier de la Maison de la Forêt
- Guadeloupe (Petit-Bourg)
La Maison de la Forêt is located on Route de la Traversée, in the heart of the Mamelles National Park. Gives access to an exhibition on the Guadalupe forest supervised by park agents. There is also a discovery trail, designed and maintained by the National Park, to make the richness of the tropical forest accessible to all, which has twice as many trees as mainland France.
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POINT OF VIEUX-FORT
- Guadeloupe (Vieux-Fort)
The Pointe du Vieux-Fort, or point of the Old Fort, is located at the southern tip of Basse-Terre, right on the edge of the Windward and Leeward coasts. The east coast stretches to Petit-cul-de-Sac Marin to the north, while the west coast stretches to Pointe Allègre to the north. It is a region with rugged terrain, so it has long been difficult to access.
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Petite-Terre
- Guadeloupe (Désirade)
About ten kilometers from the Pointe des Châteaux, is the Petite Terre archipelago made up of Terre de Haut (31 ha) and Terre de Bas (118 ha). Inhabited between 500 and 600 AD, then used around 1493 to grow cotton for Europe and food products for the local population.
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Petit Cul-de-sac Marin
At the confluence of Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, the Petit Cul-de-sac Marin is connected to the Grand Cul-de-sac Marin by the Rivière Salée. From the islet of Gosier in the south of Grande-Terre to Petit-bourg in the northeast of Basse-Terre, this area is very rich biologically and covers 5,340 ha.
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PAIN DE SUCRE (LES SAINTES- TERRE DE HAUT)
- Guadeloupe (Terre-de-Haut, Les Saintes)
Le Pain de Sucre, a volcanic hill that culminates at 53 meters above sea level, plunges into the bay of Les Saintes. Small peninsula in the west of the island of Terre-de-Haut, made up of Petite Anse, Pain de Sucre (leeward coast) and Anse Devant (windward coast), this is a participant in the title of the most “beautiful bay in the world” ” awarded to the Baie des Saintes in 2018.
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THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CARAÏBE
- Guadeloupe (Saint-Claude)
It is south of Basse-Terre where the Caraïbe Mountains meet. This vast expanse that culminates in the “Wind blows” mountain at 687 meters above sea level, is a true ecological jewel. These mountains appeared 500,000 years ago after an underwater volcanic eruption and it was the lava flows from La Soufrière that linked them to Basse-Terre.
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THE POND OF THE BIG HOLE
- Guadeloupe (Terre-de-Bas, Les Saintes)
The “Grand-Trou” pond or the pond of the big hole, is located at an altitude of 37 meters, not far from the “Dans fond” district in Terre de bas aux Saintes. Before 1922, it was mainly fed by rainwater, which made it the only drinking water supply point for Petites-Anses.
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