America > Martinique > Sainte Anne: Weather, Climate and Travel Guide

Sainte-Anne is located in the south of Martinique, and the beautiful Salines beach in fact the whole reputation with its impeccable arc circle, and this is undoubtedly the most touristic town of Martinique. It is lined with coconut palms lean towards the crystal clear waters, and pond is protected. The town has about 4500 inhabitants, and some sites really deserve the visit of traveler: the ruins of the house Creve Heart, old candy, historical monument still in rehabilitation; St. Anne's church, destroyed by a cyclone in 1817 and rebuilt in 1824, then embellished and enriched thereafter; the mill of Val d'Or, where you will discover the ancient knowledge of the sugar civilization; Lighthouse Cabrit Islet; the Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, a crucifix and place of worship where 5,000 pilgrims come to pray every year on September 19; the pond of Salines with its coastal forest, its salt and its mangroves, where you can walk on stilts above the pond and admire the unique wildlife; savannah of Pétrifications, bare area to desert-like, where hiking you will discover this place for petrified volcanic reasons; Ilets the Sainte-Anne, nature reserve, important nesting sites for birds. To get to Sainte-Anne coming from Fort-de-France, located forty kilometers, you can take a taxi or rent a car, but beware of traffic jams! There is not yet ship to complete the route.