The Remains
From the traces of the first Amerindian peoples, to the conquests of territory, to the period of slavery, and up to its abolition, Guadeloupe and its Riviera municipalities hold an extremely rich and diverse historical heritage, linked to the history of its peoples. Many historical and commemorative sites are to be visited to retrace the history from our different municipalities.
Fort Fleur d'Epee
Fort Fleur d’Epée, built between 1750 and 1763, offers you the remains of a bastion from the end of the 18th century and registered as a historical monument in 1979. This building was built to defend the city of Pointe-à-Pitre against English attacks.
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The most important fortification of Grande-Terre, you will discover an educational trail offering a discovery of the buildings and underground passages.
A room is also present to host art exhibitions.
Located on the heights at Bas-du-Fort in Gosier, you can admire a magnificent view from the ramparts on the island of Basse-Terre and the bay of Gosier.
Engraved rocks, Trois Rivières
Les Îles de Guadeloupe étaient peuplées, avant l'arrivée des européens, par les amérindiens.
La colonisation a rendu presque invisible cette population...
Presque ! Car dans le vocabulaire guadeloupéen, certaines expressions, noms de lieux, entre autres, témoignent de l'importance de ce passé dans ce que les Îles de Guadeloupe sont aujourd'hui.
À Trois Rivières, le Parc des Roches Gravées conserve le plus beau des témoignages des amérindiens, à savoir les pétroglyphes.
Former prison, Petit-Canal
Right next to the very impressive slave marches, nestled in the vegetation, is the old Petit-Canal prison.
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If it is today considered a must-see, it is because a cursed fig tree has invaded the place.
As an eminently strong symbol of freedom that prevails over confinement, anyone who visits this place, testifies to the emotion it gives off!
Roussel Trianon, Marie-Galante
It is impossible not to see this majestic dwelling which takes place on the edge of the road linking Saint-Louis to Grand-Bourg de Marie-Galante.
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On a vast property, the remains of the master's dwelling and the sugar production buildings allow us to grasp the scale of what a sugar plantation was.
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The stables, intact, in red brick, at sunset give the place a magical impression.
Fidelin Pottery, Terre-de-Bas
On the banks of the cove that took the same name, are the ruins of the Fidelin pottery.
There, you will wander in a majestic setting! The old stones coexist with dry vegetation but the atmosphere of the place is old-fashioned.
On the ground, terracotta shards still litter the ground, like innocent witnesses of the manufacture of sugar molds.