VIEUX FORT, Guadeloupe

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Situated on a strategic point at the Saintes Channel, where Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea melt together, this village and the Royal Fortress had been established in 1635 by Olive du Plessis after a massacre of Carib Indians. After the edification of the Delgrčs Fortress in Basse-Terre, this defense edifice had been renamed Vieux-Fort (Old Fortress). Nowadays the village, spreading out on the hillside and offering a breathtaking panoramic view, is called this name while the fortress' name is Fort Olive.

To visit:
Lighthouse on the cliffs of vulcanic rocks, built in 1955.
Fort Olive, where you can visit a lace manufacturing center, a local tradition since more than 300 years.
Church near the fortress, with one of the oldest belfries of Guadeloupe, built apart.
Battery of cannons at Grande Anse
Monts Caraďbes: several hiking trails, e.g. to Champfleury or Marina Rivičre Sens

Source: www.antilles-info-tourisme.com

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