Le Marin is a southern region of a wonderful Martinique which offers you numerous attractions. If you decide to charter a yacht in the Le Marin, you will be able to discover the entire Martinique as well as nearby islands and islets of the Caribbean Sea.
Le Marin is famous for its scenic views and amazing architecture. When you are there you cannot omit visiting the Habitation Clément. It is a renovated 18th century house of a rum producer, Homère Clément. Now, besides the luxury and elegant interiors, you may find there an astonishing and large botanical garden as well as the museum. Moreover, you can spend there some time on rum tasting. In general, Martinique is well-known for rum distillatory so you will be tempted by this liquor wherever you will go.
When you are in Le Marin, we highly recommend you visit other historic buildings, such as 18th century church Église du Marin, an old school and library.
If you decide to charter a boat in Le Marin, you can visit the neighboring region of Sainte-Anne famous for spectacular beaches, such as Anse Caritan and Les Salines as well as numerous excellent restaurants. It is also worth to go to Cap Chevalier with amazing beach called Ilet Chevalier and water perfect for practicing many kinds of sports. It is because it is surrounded by spectacular coral reef and turquoise Caribbean Sea. Sainte-Anne offers you not only water attractions, but also numerous hiking trails among tropical forests and luxuriant bushes. In Sainte-Anne you can also find the ruins of old sugar mills. A few kilometers away of Sainte-Anne, there is a beach called Grand Anse des Salines considered to be the most breathtaking strap of sand in the entire Martinique.
The entire Martinique is a wonderful place for a boat charter. You can spend a fascinating cruise sailing along the coastline and visiting the most interesting places of this tropical paradise. This volcanic island has very diverse landscape so you will have an opportunity to indulge yourself into various activities. You can spend your time on hiking or bike riding in the mountains or tropical bushes as well as diving and snorkeling in the turquoise lagoon or in the colorful reef. The tradition of rum distillation can be seen at every corner, so you quite often you will be tempted with the glass of local rum. Moreover, there are a lot of great shops with local hand-made products, such as jewelry or clothing. You will find them mostly in the major communities, such as Fort-de-France, Saint-Pierre or Trois-Ilets. However, if you are interested in designer fashion, Martinique has also much to offer: in Fort-de-France you can visit the flag stores of the top French fashion designers.
While sailing around Martinique, you cannot omit places, such as the Balata Botanical Gardens which will greet you with numerous species of exotic plant and animals; the Musée de la Pagerie which was a birthplace of the Napoleon’s wife, Josephine; The Butterfly Garden in Le Carbet; and the green Caravelle Peninsula. We also highly recommend you go through Route de la Trace which will lead you to the active volcano called Mount Pelée.