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Fort-de-France
Commune and capital city of Martinique

Fort-de-France

Fort-de-France is a commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean.

Plan a trip to Fort-de-France→From Vieux Fort
Get in

Getting to Fort-de-France

  1. 01
    Aimé Cesaire International Airport
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Fort Saint-Louis

    A fortress on a peninsula in Fort-de-France harbour constructed during the reign of Louis XIII.

  2. 02
    Schoelcher Library

    One of the nicest colonial buildings in town is a library next to Place de la savane.

  3. 03
    Place de la Savane

    Dillon distillery, 9, route de Chateauboeuf.

Do

Things to do

Hike to Cascade Didier (take the route de Didier from the rond point du Vietnam heroique; go all the way up, through the tunnel and now you are in the tropical jungle only 10 min from downtown). Trail is not marked, park next to the power generator almost at the end of the road. Walk down towards the river, cross the bridge and up on the other side you'll find a tunnel, bring a flash light.

Eat

Where to eat

Babaorum, 42 route de Chateauboeuf (behind Carrefour Dillon),. Lunch and dinner Mon to Fri, dinner only on Saturdays. Outside bar in a garden and restaurant inside. La Réserve, 7-32 Impasse des Aloes (behind Carrefour Dillon),. Mon-Fri 12:00-15:00. Fairly vegan but not without flavour.

How locals move

Getting around Fort-de-France the local way

  • Go nextTrois-Ilets — Take the ferry and enjoy crossing the bay by boat Le Diamant

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