Fort-de-France Audio Guided Walking Tour 1h10 and 14 reviews

You're in Colonel Fabien's little square. Facing you, the alignment of colorful facades is the great shopping center of the Cour Perrinon. This is where you will have to go if you want to do some Shopping.

This beautiful neoclassical stone building is the former Fort-de-France City Inn. It was built in 1884, on the site of a former hospice, to replace the common house of 1848.

The building you have in front of you, facing the small square Victor Schœlcher, is the old courthouse, built in 1907, in a neoclassical style. Today, it houses the Camille Darsière space, a multicultural space, partially open to the public.

Here you are in front of the beautiful Saint-Louis Cathedral, in the heart of the city center. The building of a place of worship dates back to the end of the 17th century, when the town was gradually being formed around the Royal Fort.

The various points of interest you discovered during this audioguided tour, have enlightened you on certain parts of Martinique’s history. The founding of the city around the fort, its military strategic importance, the role of the Martinicans in the various wars, and the key political figures in its history.

You now arrive at one of the most emblematic images of Fort-de-France, the magnificent Schœlcher Library, and certainly the most photographed building in the city. It was founded in 1887, when Victor Schœlcher, a staunch advocate of the abolition of slavery, decided to bequeath his vast private collection to the General Trip Tip of Martinique.

You now pass along the Savannah Park, which stretches over 5 hectares, between the city, Fort Saint-Louis and the sea. This vast expanse of landscape has long been at the heart of the lives of the people of Foyalais.

You are now in front of the monument to the dead in Savannah Park. This statue was erected in 1926, to honour Martinique soldiers who had fallen in the First World War.

You are in front of the entrance of the famous Fort Saint-Louis, well installed on its rocky promontory overlooking the Bay of Fort-de-France. Its history is as old as that of the French colonization of the island and intimately linked to the conflicts between the great European powers.

You are here at the entrance to the beach of La Française, the only beach in downtown Fort-de-France. No postcard decor like this may be the case with the other paradisiacal beaches of the island, but the small beach of La Française has the merit of offering you a mini relaxing break in the heart of your visit.

You pass by the beautiful Henir Guédon bandstand. It is an emblematic monument on the waterfront of Fort-de-France.

You are here on the Malecon, the beautiful promenade along the Caribbean Sea. It offers a breathtaking view of the sparkling waters of Fort-de-France Bay, framed by mountains and green hills.

You reach the end of the Malecon, admiring the huge and incredible colorful fresco that unfolds under your feet. You recognize typical landscapes of Martinique as well as some of these most emblematic animals, or diverse and varied representations of Martinique culture.

You arrive in front of the entrance of the large Covered Point of Sale of Fort-de-France, a must for all lovers of flavor and authenticity. It’s the perfect place to live an immersive experience in the local culture and explore the diversity of the island’s flavors and know-how, through its local products and crafts.