Castries
Castries is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia, an island country in the Caribbean.
Castries is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia, an island country in the Caribbean. The urban area has a population of approximately 20,000, while the eponymous district has a population of just under 70,000, as of May 2013. The city covers 80 km2 (31 sq mi).
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Worth seeing in and around Castries
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Castries
The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, is a cathedral built in 1897 which is located in the centre of three well known streets: Peynier Street, Micoud Street and Laborie Street, and is opposite the Derek Walcott Square in Castries, Saint Lucia. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries, currently presided over by Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire.
200 m · Roman Catholic cathedral in Castries, Saint Lucia · Wikipedia - 02Mindoo Philip Park
Mindoo Phillip Park is a multipurpose stadium located in Marchand, Castries, Saint Lucia. It is a training and competition venue for cricket, association football, rugby and track and field, among other sports.
900 m · multi purpose stadium in Saint Lucia · Wikipedia - 03Vigie Beach
Vigie Beach is located 2 km north of Castries District, Saint Lucia, running parallel and immediately adjacent to the George F. L. Charles Airport. It is a protected white sand beach.
1.6 km · Beach in Saint Lucia · Wikipedia - 04Derek Walcott Square
Derek Walcott Square is a public square and park located in central Castries, Saint Lucia. The square is bounded by Bourbon, Brazil, Laborie and Micoud Streets.
300 m · public square and park in Castries, Saint Lucia · Wikipedia - 05Sir Arthur Lewis Community College
Sir Arthur Lewis Community College is a community college in the island country of Saint Lucia. The college was established in 1985 and is named after Saint Lucian economist and Nobel laureate Sir Arthur Lewis.
1.6 km · community college in Castries, Saint Lucia · Wikipedia - 06Morne Fortune
Morne Fortune is a hill and residential area located south of Castries, Saint Lucia, in the West Indies. Originally known as Morne Dubuc, it was renamed Morne Fortuné in 1765 when the French moved their military headquarters and government administration buildings here from Vigie Height.
2.5 km · hill and residential area located south of Castries, Saint Lucia · Wikipedia - 07St. Joseph the Worker Church, Gros Islet
The St. Joseph the Worker Church is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Gros Islet in the district of the same name on the northern tip of Saint Lucia.
8.8 km · church in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia · Wikipedia - 08Castries Market
The Castries Market and Vendor's Arcade is the largest open-air market in Castries, Saint Lucia. It is located in the middle of the capital and has over 300 regular vendors and a hundred or more local sellers on market days.
100 m · market in Castries, Saint Lucia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Fond Bay Suites, Fond Bay Drive Escap (Castries Highway/Escap (north of Micoud)),. Located on the east coast overlooking Fond Bay. Luxury villa and suites, vacation accommodation. Derek Walcott Square (Columbus Square). Morne Fortune With Fort Charlotte. La Toc Battery. The best-preserved old fort was built in 1888 by British colonial forces.
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Things to do
Wander around the lively local market on Jeremie Street. Visit the viewing point over the harbour, at Morne Fortune, just below Government House. Relax in Derek Walcott Square. Top up your suntan on Vigie beach. Cricket is played at Mindoo Phillip Park, but first class matches are at the Daren Sammy Ground in Gros Islet.
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Where to eat
There are cheap local eateries in a small alley that runs alongside the market and down to Jeremie Street. A friendly and cheap cafe selling local food is on the first floor of a building on Derek Walcott square.
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Getting to Castries
- Airports
- Hewanorra (UVF), 31 km · Martinique Aimé Césaire (FDF), 65 km · Argyle (SVD), 96 km
- Stations
- George F. L. Charles Airport, 1.1 km
- Fort-de-France → Castries68 km · quickest by ferry, 3h 52m · $22–84
- Kingstown → CastriesTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Bridgetown → CastriesTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Castries
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Castries. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFor details on the ferries that operate from Castries, see the Saint Lucia#Get in section.
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Next door to Castries
- Castries Quarterdistrict of Saint Lucia3.1 km
- Gros Islettown in Saint Lucia8.7 km
- Anse La Rayetown9.7 km
- Monchytown in Saint Lucia8 km
- Babonneaudistrict in St. Lucia5.3 km
- Roseautown of Anse La Raye quarter in Saint Lucia8.4 km