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Museums & History
2 venues
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Mémorial ACTe
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Opened in 2015 on the site of the former Darboussier sugar refinery, this Caribbean center of expression and memory of the slave trade and slavery is the first major French museum devoted to this subject.
Official sitewww.memorial-acte.fr →
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Fort Napoléon
Terre-de-Haut, Les Saintes
This 19th-century military fortress overlooking the bay of Les Saintes houses a history museum devoted to Franco-British naval battles and a botanical garden of cacti.
Official sitewww.lesilesdeguadeloupe.com →
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Traditions & Markets
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Saint-Antoine Market
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Set since 1874 in a metal market hall in the historic center, this colorful market offers spices, homemade punches, and tropical fruit, sold by vendors dressed in madras.
Official sitewww.guadeloupe.fr →
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Sainte-Anne Gwoka Festival
Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe's oldest cultural festival, it celebrates gwoka, traditional music and dance inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list since 2014.
Official sitewww.lesilesdeguadeloupe.com →