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Martinique Art, Nature, & Spirits

  • Forest-side house
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See how Martinique demonstrates its love of all beauty within nature, spirits, and architecture.
Immerse yourself in a mix of Afro-Caribbean-French West Indian culture by visiting a stunning church whose ornate architecture both highlights and contrasts its lush tropical surroundings and a botanical realm where rare plants, flowers, and birds harmoniously intertwine. Next, you'll tour a former sugar plantation steeped in history at Habitation Clément, walk the same pathways where heads of state have met, and taste the distillery's agro-rum in an incredible exhibition space. Cheers!

Energy Level

Duration

4.5 hours

Type

CULTURED

Accessible

No

Shore Thing Highlights

  • Visit the Balata Garden, home to rare flora and fauna varieties and over 300 tree species

  • Stop at Balata Church — a gorgeous cathedral with stunning architecture inspired by Montmartre in Paris

  • Begin your rum walk where President François Mitterrand met President George Bush Sr. on the eve of the Gulf War in 1991

  • Known as “the birthplace of agricultural rum,” Habitation Clément includes a distillery, botanical garden, and art galleries

  • At Habitation Clément, both Creole and French West Indian heritage are celebrated through rum, history, and art

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  • Sailors should expect to walk uphill and/or over uneven pavement

  • Sailors should expect long periods of walking and standing

  • Please be aware this Shore Thing is not wheelchair accessible

  • Please note that this Shore Thing is not recommended for Sailors with limited mobility

  • Sailors prone to motion sickness should take precautions prior to this Shore Thing

  • There are winding, mountainous roads you'll be driving over to and from your Shore Things destination

  • Includes adult beverages

  • The order of sites visited may vary

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