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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Enjoying the View on Grace Bay Beach

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Gary Gardiner, who sent this lovely photo from his stay at the Palms resort on Grace Bay Beach in Turks and Caicos. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last […]

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A New Luxury Hotel in Martinique: French Coco

French Coco

Martinique, one of the Caribbean’s hottest destinations, has another brand-new hotel. Following the debut of the new boutique Hotel Simon in Fort-de-France earlier this year, another new property has opened its doors in Martinique: French Coco. The property is located in the beach town of Tartane, with a total of 17 suites, 16 of which […]

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Michelin-Star Chef Opens Restaurant in Martinique

La Table de Marcel

The Caribbean has a major new restaurant, and it’s called La Table de Marcel. The new eatery, which is now officially open in Fort de France, is headed by Michelin Star Chef Marcel Ravin, and it’s set in the French department’s hottest new hotel, Le Simon. Ravin is returning to his homeland of Martinique after […]

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The 10 Best Caribbean Summer Getaways

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Choosing the Best Caribbean Islands to Visit this summer might come down to an even larger question: Why vacation in the Caribbean during the Summer?  Well, at Caribbean Journal, we view the Caribbean as a full-fledged year-round destination, with something to offer at every time of year. And while there are plenty of reasons to […]


Michelin-Star Chef Opens Restaurant in Martinique

New St Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet is looking to improve transportation between St Lucia and Martinique. The Prime Minister said he was “not happy” with the standard of existing ferry service between the two islands in the Eastern Caribbean. “It is one of the first things that we are going to be addressing,” he […]

Martinique in the Greater Caribbean

By Sébastien Perrot-Minnot CJ Contributor “A little bit of France nestled in the heart of the Caribbean,” as the local tourism committee announces, Martinique may seem modest in size: it covers an area of about 1,100 km². However, it is imposing by its nature, history and heritage. Inhabited by humans for more than two thousand […]

A Special Tree in Martinique

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Is this France’s Tree Of the Year? The owners of Martinique’s Habitation Cèron (and likely the entire population of the French-Caribbean island) think so. And they hope you will, too. That’s because the 300-year-old Zamana tree, on the grounds of the 17th-century sugarcane estate in Le Prêcheur, is a […]

How to Learn French in the Caribbean

Maybe you’re looking for a different kind of holiday, or an extended break. Or maybe you need to learn French for a job. Either way, why not do it in the Caribbean? Enter France Langue, a French school in Fort-de-France, Martinique that offers the best of both worlds: intensive French language instruction and a Caribbean […]

Rum Journal: Martnique’s Tres Vieux Rhum Dillon

The beautiful thing about rhum agricole is that terroir matters. Martinique doesn’t use imported ingredients to make its rum, like far too many of its Caribbean neighbors. That means that every year the same label of rum can taste different, and that different parts of Martinique produce far-different-tasting kinds of rum simply because of their […]

VIDEO: Anse Fond Banane, Martinique

You have to dig a little deeper to find some of the best-kept secrets in Martinique. That’s because the island is a destination for those in search of rich travel experiences, the kinds of journeys that reward effort. Like, for example, the far-off beach called Anse Fond Banane in the far southern tip of Martinique, in […]

VIDEO: Sunset on Grand Anse d'Arlet, Martinique

Martinique’s beach capital is this: Les Anses d’Arlet, a stretch of beaches with perfect white sand, calm water and stunning green hills. Oh, and some seriously good beach bars, like Ti Sable, set on the spectacular Grand Anse d’Arlet beach. Here’s what Grand Anse D’Arlet is like at sunset:

VIDEO: Early Morning in Martinique

The early morning in Martinique is different. The sounds are different, the light is different. There is the charming chirp of the tree frog; the light hues purple. In Trois Ilets, one looks over the bay toward Fort-de-France, a city ready to awaken for the day. This is what it’s like.