Castries Tourist Places to Visit in Castries, Saint Lucia, America

Castries Tourist Places to Visit in Castries, Saint Lucia, America

Castries is the capital and the biggest city in the Saint Lucia country. Castries spans an area of 30.5 square miles (79 square kilometers) and located at an elevation of 6.56 feet (2 meters) above the sea level. Castries is home to many government head offices and to domestic and international business establishments and countries main post office is located in the city.

Castries is surrounded by Charlotte, Incommode, Girard Cocoa, Morne Serpent, Bisee and Babonneau and coordinates of Castries are 14.0167° N, 60.9833° W.

History of Castries:

Castries city was established in the year 1650, by French and named as Carenage which means “safe anchorage”. In the year the city was renamed as Castries after Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, marquis de Castries, commander of French. In the year 1803, the British captured the city and constructed the major port in the city and later it turned to be a main coaling station.

Places to Visit in Castries:

Morne Fortune:

Morne Fortune is also called as Hill of Good Luck situated at the distance of 3 kilometers from center of the city. Morne Fortune was the key battleground during the era of disorder over colonial control of the island.

Marigot Bay:

Marigot Bay is situated at the distance of 14 kilometers from center of the city is one more important wartime base where a British Admiral once fascinated the French by disguises his fleet with palm fronds.

Dereck Walcott Square:

Dereck Walcott Square is situated less than kilometer distance from center of the city is a 400 year old samaan tree shading the Cathedral and construction of the church was started in the year 1897.

Other Places to Visit in Castries:

Gros Islet
Soufriere
Rodney Bay
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
City Library
Government House
Fort Charlotte
Vigie Beach
Malabar Beach
La Toc Beach

Best time to Visit Castries:

Castries experiences tropical savanna climate with dry winters and temperature typically varies from 24° Celsius to 31° Celsius. Best time to visit Castries is from December to March.

How to Reach Castries?

By Air:

George FL Charles Airport is the main airport in the city situated at the distance of 3.5 kilometers from the heart of the city. George FL Charles Airport caters flights to Fort-de-France, Port of Spain, Antigua, Barbados, Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan, Grenada, Saint Vincent, San Juan, Sint Maarten, Dominica and other countries in the Caribbean.

By Sea:

Castries has port with regular ferries between Castries and Fort-de-France, Martinique country is better and most economic way to get around the islands.

By Road:

Castries city is connected through the highway to all the parts of the country and Castries has the major bus terminus in the country from where tourists can board the bus to all the destinations in the country.

Where to Stay in Castries?

Castries has some best hotels famous for dining that range from budget to luxury presenting some high class of luxury services to the tourists seeking lodging facilities in such hotels situated in Castries. The hotels have all latest facilities and services like free internet connection, doctors on call, airport shuttle and sauna, conference hall for meetings, gym, TV, fitness facilities and many more. List of hotels located in Castries is: