Jardin de Balata

A wonderful day at The Botanical Gardens Martinique

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February 27th 2018
Fort-de-France Martinique Our first time to Martinique and as we pulled alongside the pier the skyline was a mixture of modern hotel buildings and more traditional looking buildings rising up into the hills. Fort-de-France is the largest city on the island and is surrounded by steep green hills, although our tour guide today mentioned that Fort-de-France is not the capital - PARIS is their capita ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Martinique

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