Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic. With approximately 2.5 million inhabitants, it concentrates the politics, economy and culture of the country. Santo Domingo is the first city of the New World and the place where we can say that the modern history of America began. Seeing theRead More →
Located in the western part of Morne Trois-Piton National Park (which is about 10 kms (6 miles) from Roseau, wonderful restaurants, a waterfall in this park are the largest and most popular attractions on the island. In addition, they are extremely impressive, but they are also easily accessible to mostRead More →
Boca Chica is a fishing village that has had its ups and downs as a tourist destination, currently being a destination with few tourist attractions but which offers some services to spend a good vacation. Boca Chica, located 30 kilometers from the capital, is considered by many as the beachRead More →
Puerto Plata one of the oldest cities in the new world founded by Christopher Columbus in 1492 Located between the Atlantic Ocean and the majestic mountains of the Northern Cordillera, surrounded by beaches and coastal villages, Puerto Plata is the capital of the northern coast. A few kilometers from PlayaRead More →
The famous French painter Paul Gauguin lived in Martinique for five months, studying and painting his surroundings. Martinique honors Gauguin’s efforts at the Paul Gauguin Interpretive Center. In this beautiful museum, the main gallery features his original works, and in the other rooms, visitors will find exhibits detailing his lifeRead More →
Marie-Joséphine Rose Tascher de la Pagerie was born in Trois-îlets on July 27, 1763 into a sugar family. Her tumultuous life would later make her known as the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress of the French in 1804. Of the family property devastated by numerous hurricanes and cyclones, onlyRead More →
The Schoelcher Museum stands today to honor a man who fought fervently for the abolition of slavery, not only in Guadeloupe, but throughout the Caribbean. The museum was opened in the 19th century with the purpose of displaying works of art, and it still does so to some extent, withRead More →
The cemetery, also known as the Cristobal Colón Necropolis (Columbus Cemetery), is one of the largest necropolises in the world. Named after Christopher Columbus, this 140-acre (0.6 km²) cemetery is known for its many elaborately carved memorials. It is estimated that the cemetery has over 500 large mausoleums, chapels andRead More →
The Botanical Garden of Deshaies is located on a 7-hectare property, which belonged to the humorist Coluche. He bought the property in 1979. Today, his house has been completely rebuilt. It is to the previous owner, Guy Blandin, that we owe the great variety of rare plants present in theRead More →
Finca Vigia was Ernest Hemingway’s house and is located in San Francisco de Paula, a suburb of Havana. Today it houses the “Museo de Ernesto Hemingway”. The house was built in 1886 by the Catalan architect Miguel Pascual y Baguer. The Finca Vigia means “the farmhouse of the watchman” andRead More →