St. Lucia

St. Lucia

Things to do - general

The volcanic island of Saint Lucia ( St. Lucia ) is more mountainous than many other Caribbean islands, with the highest point being Mount Gimie, at 950 metres (3,120 feet) above sea level. Two other mountains, the Pitons, form the island’s most famous landmark. They are located between Soufriere and Choiseul on the western side of the island. Saint Lucia is also one of the few islands in the world that boasts a drive-in volcano.

The capital city of Saint Lucia ( St. Lucia ) is Castries (population 60,263), where 32.4% of the population lives. Major towns include Gros Islet, Soufriere and Vieux Fort. The local climate is tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds, with a dry season from 1 December to 31 May, and a wet season from 1 June to 30 November.

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Country St.Lucia
Population173,765
Visa requirementsNo Visa Required
Languages spokenEnglish
Currency usedEastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD) $1 USD - $2.70 XCD
Area (km2)617 km² /238.23 sq mi

Things To Do

The Pitons


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The most iconic mountains on St.Lucia if not in the entire Caribbean. The pair of mountains called the Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton ). The Pitons are gorgeous standing side by side towering into the sky the pitons are beautiful from both land and sea and offers an amazing hiking trail

Rodney Bay


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The most iconic mountains on St.Lucia if not in the entire Caribbean. The pair of mountains called the Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton ). The Pitons are gorgeous standing side by side towering into the sky the pitons are beautiful from both land and sea and offers an amazing hiking trail

Pigeon Islands


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Pigeon Island, located next to Rodney Bay, is beautiful and steeped in history. It is home to numerous forts,  used by the british to spy on french ships. But the island is not only a historic site but it offers beautiful beaches to enjoy, and is ranked pretty high on the things to do in St.Lucia list.

Jazz- Festival

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We touched on the St.Lucia Jazz Festival in our last post, and it is definitely one of the top things to do in St.Lucia . Excelent cuisine and amazing music by artist such as Robin Thicke, Flo Rida, Beres Hammond and John Secada. The St.Lucia Jazz Festical is known worldwide  and is a great opportunity to experience a large festival while still enjoying the Caribbean.

Treetop Adventure Park

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Trees flying by, wind rushing through your hair, soaring over a rich green canopy. Zip-lining is such a rush of adrenaline and no adventure vacation to St.Lucia is complete without  a visit to the Treetop Adventure Park not onliy is ziplining available but many other adventurous activities that you will find absolutely thrilling, it is a must.

Adventure tours website : www.adventuretourstlucia.com/

Soufriere (Worlds only drive in Volcano)

Soufriere welcome to what is advertised as the worlds only drive in volcano, If you are envisioning driving through a cave with lava flowing down the walls into pools of magma, like some journey to the center of the earth, that would be awesome but incredibly dangerous. on the other hand Soufrier allows you to drive up the side of the volcano to the top where your able to enjoy sulphur Baths as well as soaking in water heated from the volcano below

Pigeon Island

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Pigeon Island, located next to Rodney Bay, is beautiful and steeped in history. It is home to numerous forts,  used by the british to spy on french ships. But the island is not only a historic site but it offers beautiful beaches to enjoy, and is ranked pretty high on the things to do in St.Lucia list.

Splash Island Water Park

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Within Rodney Bay itself is a rather new attraction but an awesome one, and it is called Splash Island Water Park, no day at the beach (Rodney Bay in specific) is complete without experienceing the Splash Island Water Park. Lots of fun to be had and a great place for the entire family to hang out

 


Jounen Kweyol

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Get engulfed in the culture of St.Lucia with the fesitval Jounen Kweyol (Creole Day). Local dishes and drinks like roasted breadfruit, Green fig and Salt fish, Souse, fried bake and floats, golden apple juice, cocoa tea and many more, as well as lovely Kweyol music. The culture of St.Lucia really does come alive in festivals such as these. Jounen Kweyol is celebrated on the last Sunday of October.

History

Culture

The culture of Saint Lucia has been influenced by African, East Indian, French and English heritage. One of the secondary languages is Saint Lucian Creole French, spoken by almost all of the population.

The biggest festival of the year is the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival. Held in early May at multiple venues throughout the island, it draws visitors and musicians from around the world. The grand finale is held at the Pigeon Island which is located to the North of the Island.

Together with Caribbean music genres such as Calypso, Soca, Dancehall, Reggae, Compas, Zouk and Salsa, Saint Lucia has a strong indigenous folk music tradition. The dancing in Saint Lucia comes from the Caribbean and is quite active.

St Lucia's national dish is green banana and saltfish and the island's cuisine is a unique blend of West African, European (mainly British and French) and East Indian cuisine; this creates dynamic meal dishes such as Macaroni pie, Stew chicken, rice and peas, hearty fish broths or fish water, hearty soups packed full with fresh locally produced vegetables. Typical essential food stuff are potatoes, onions, celery, thyme, coconut milk, the very hot scotch bonnet peppers, flour and cornmeal. All mainstream meat and poultry are eaten in St Lucia; meat and seafood are normally stewed and browned to create a rich gravy sometimes served over ground provisions or rice.

Due to St Lucia's Indo-Caribbean population curry is very popular, however due to the blend of cooking styles, curry dishes have a distinct Caribbean twist. Roti is typically served as a fast food meal, the bread itself is very flat (sometimes very thin) and is wrapped around curried vegetables such as chickpeas and potato, seafoods such as shrimp and conch, or meats such as chicken, beef, goat and liver.

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