Fort du France Cathedral

Built in 1671, the Cathedral in Fort du France did not escape numerous disasters of fire, earthquakes, and hurricanes. As a result the current building was almost entirely rebuilt in 1978 in its version that existed at the end of the 19th century.

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Our Visit to Martinique

June 8th 2011
Fortunately for us while we were in Martinique our friends on Snowbird were also there. We decided to share a rental car and do some exploring. High on Martin’s list of places to see were some rum distilleries and that sounded interesting to us as well. After picking up the car we headed off to the Pottery Village. This is where the tiles are made for the roofs that we saw in Trois Ilets. W ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Martinique » Fort-de-France

Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.... ... read more

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