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Guadeloupe is a group of islands in the eastern Caribbean.
An Overseas Department of France, Guadeloupe forms
part of the French West Indies.
Quick Links
Guadeloupe Travel and Tourist Information with
links to official travel and tourism websites and state resources for
visitors to Guadeloupe.
Basse-Terre, French
West Indies, Guadeloupe Travel Guides, Islands of Guadeloupe, Map of
Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, Pointe-a-Pitre.
The two main islands of Guadeloupe look like a butterfly on the map,
with Basse-Terre the left wing and Grande-Terre the right.
Separated by the Salt River, a narrow arm of the Caribbean Sea,
the two islands are linked by a bridge.
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All the islands of the French West Indies are in the Lesser
Antilles.
These are: Martinique, Guadeloupe and the
five small island dependencies of Guadeloupe: Marie-Galante, Iles des Saintes, Desirade,
Saint-Barthelemy, and part of St
Martin.
In 1946 Guadeloupe, with its dependencies, and Martinique were
established as separate overseas departments of the French Republic.
During the 17th century there was a lot of naval manoeuvring between
the French, Spanish, English and Dutch for control of the West Indian islands.
The official language of Guadeloupe is naturally French, but a Creole
patois is widely spoken.
Accommodation in Guadeloupe
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Dashaies
Bay, Gosier, Grand Bourg, Pointe a Pitre, Pointe-Noire, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Sainte-Anne, Saint-Francois, Trois-Rivieres.
The capital of Guadeloupe, virtually destroyed by the 1979
hurricane, is located on the south-western tip of Basse-Terre Island.
Founded by the French in 1643, Basse-Terre declined in the late 18th
century when economic activity was concentrated in Point-a-Pitre.
The nearby dormant volcano of La Soufriere, situated in a large
national park, is the highest point in Guadeloupe (1,484 m).
Tourist Board of
Marie-Galante:
Marie-Galante is easily accessible from Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe's economic capital. It
takes 45 minutes by boat or 15 minutes by plane.
The largest town in Guadeloupe, Pointe-a-Pitre is situated on
south-west Grande-Terre Island; on the channel that separates Grande-Terre Island and
Basse-Terre Island.
Guadeloupe
Islands Tourism Board:
5, Square de la Banque, Pointe-a-Pitre.
Guadeloupe Tourism
Office du Tourisme -
Syndicat d'Initiative du Moule:
Boulevard Maritime Damencourt - 97160 Le Moule.
Office Municipal du Tourisme de
Terre de Haut - Les Saintes:
Rue Jean Calot, BP10 97137 Terre-de-Haut.
Caribbean Index -
Caribbean Tourism
- Caribbean Travel Websites.
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