Latest edition : 12 January 2014
The small market comes to life already before sunrise when the women display the rich variety of fruits and vegetables they grow before their husbands join them with the early morning catch. The Cyparis Express, a small tourist train, takes visitors to the Saint-Pierre of today and yesterday. The guide pays attention to the few rare vestiges of the time when the bustling port attracted merchants from all nations. Beautiful houses and a rich economic cultural life earned it the nickname of Little Paris of the West Indies. Black sand beaches, lush vegetation at the foot of Mount Pelee added to the charm of the city.
But this same mountain sowed death and destruction when its crater exploded in 1902, killing 30,000 people. To better understand this catastrophe, the visit of the vulcanological museum Franck Perret and the observatory of the Pelé mountain is essential.
Nature lovers come for the impressive hikes around and on the slopes of Mount Pelée, diving in its bay where many shipwrecks lie.
After discovering the life of yesteryear at the Anse Latouche habitation with its mansion, its slave quarters, its vestiges of indigo and manioquery, it is time to taste the beverage that made the island famous. , the rum. At the exit of Saint-Pierre, the Depaz rum factory, rebuilt after its destruction by the volcano, invites you to visit with an explanation of the production of rum and... tasting, of course.
In a large area ... without comment!
At the end of a bumpy road, hard to find, the JM rhumerie and its magnificent old rum.
Not shy, the lizards come to feast on sugar.
The different varieties of Depaz rum age in large stainless steel vats.
