Capital - Castries (City)





Population - 155,000
Language - English, but also french patois
Climate - year round 65 to 95 degrees F.
Currency - Eastern Caribbean dollar
Departure tax - 54.00EC




Divided into 11 quarters

Anse la Raye Quarter(1)

Castries Quarter(2)
Castries (City)

Choiseul Quarter (3)

Dauphin Quarter(4)

Dennery Quarter (5)

Gros Islet Quarter(6)
Pigeon Island

Laborie Quarter (7)

Micoud Quarter (8)

Praslin Quarter (9)

Soufriere Quarter (10)
Soufriere(City)


Vieux Fort Quarter(11)









A Sandals island was named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse
One of the more mountainous of the Windward islands, Saint Lucia is 238 square miles and is shaped like a mango -- about 27 miles long and 14 miles at its widest. The island is blessed with fertile volcanic soil and grows a vast supply of fruits and vegetables. Saint Lucia is one of the leading banana exporters in the Caribbean (12 varieties of banana are grown on our verdant hillsides) and has a population of 140,000.
Like much of the Caribbean, Saint Lucia was settled by Europeans who brought slaves from Africa and set up a plantation economy. In the 18th century, Saint Lucia was at the center of the colonial struggles between the French and the British, changing hands 14 times before becoming a British Crown Colony in
1814 under the Treaty of Paris. Gaining its independence on February 22, 1979, Saint Lucia has developed into a stable and prosperous Commonwealth country.

Although Saint Lucia is nominally an English-speaking country, decades of intermittent French domination left their mark on the culture in the form of a French-based language called Kwéyòl (Creole).



Electricity is 220v, 50 cycles a converter is required.
Weddings must be arranged by a local solicitor, a 2 day residency is required and about $184.00.

Go to St.
Lucia









Shore Excursion

August 2005 was the end of 350 years of sugar production on the island.

Destination Gguide

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