Itinerary · Saint Lucia
Beyond St Lucia: 48 hours in Martinique by ferry
Take the fast ferry from Castries to Fort-de-France (1 h 30), spend a day in the capital and a day in Saint-Pierre at the foot of Mount Pelée, and add Habitation Clément if you hire a car.
2 days, by ferry
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Day 1 · 7.30am
1FRS Express des Îles: ferry to Martinique
The morning ferry from Castries to Fort-de-France.
Day 1
2Fort-de-France
The Schoelcher Library, the Cathédrale Saint-Louis and the waterfront.
Day 2
3Saint-Pierre
The ruins of the city destroyed by Mount Pelée on 8 May 1902, the disaster memorial and the Depaz distillery.
Day 2 · option
4Habitation Clément
An 18th-century Creole estate with a former distillery, a sculpture garden and a contemporary art foundation.
Take your passport, check the FRS Express des Îles timetable when you book (it changes with the season), and keep cash for the EC$33 sea departure tax. Martinique uses the euro.
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