Attractions
Derek Walcott Square
The spacious Derek Walcott Square is the central point of
Castries, named for the town’s famed son who won the Nobel
Prize for literature in 1992. The town’s only architectural
points of interest are to be found on the square, particularly the
Cathedral of...
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On the outskirts to the south of Castries, accessed via Bridge
Street, stands the hill of Morne Fortune, ‘Hill of Good
Luck’, where some violent battles were waged between the
French and British in the 18th and 19th centuries in their quest to
control...
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St Lucia’s economy is based primarily on the cultivation
of export crops, particularly bananas and copra. Several estates on
the island are open to visitors. The largest, the Marquis Estate,
is located just outside Castries and offers tours of the working
plantation to illustrate how the...
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