Les Saintes are a group of Guadeloupe islands just south of the mainland. Everyone who we talked to had great things to say about it so we knew we had to stop. It’s a touristy destination with multiple cruise ships and ferries that come from the mainland every day. It is very picturesque with a lovely little town and nice green mountains. What makes it a really cool place is that you can walk everywhere. There are not a lot of cars on the island so it make walking the streets safe and everyone will walk to the beaches or the Fort on top of the hill. There are also a number of nice restaurants in the town and we had a great dinner out.
View of mainland Guadeloupe on our way to the Saintes.
Beach #1 – They warn you not to swim here because the waves and current are too strong but it is pretty!
Views of the harbor and town.
Fort Napoleon. This is a very well preserved fort with a museum inside and we had fun walking around and looking at the views from here!
Beach #2 – This is the beach they send you to for swimming. It’s well protected and we laid out and swam for awhile.
Out and about! We stumbled upon a dance party at 7pm that when we wandered back after dinner was shut down. I guess they party early here. How un-French like!
