Saint Lucia is an Eastern Caribbean island nation with a pair of dramatically tapered mountains, the Pitons, on its west coast. Its coast is home to volcanic beaches, reef-diving sites, luxury resorts and fishing villages. Trails in the interior rainforest lead to waterfalls like the 15m-high Toraille, which pours over a cliff into a garden. The capital, Castries, is a popular cruise port.
"Saint Lucia (UK: (listen), US: (listen); French: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. The island was previously called Iyonola, the name given to the island by the native Arawaks, and later Hewanorra, the name given by the native Caribs, two separate Amerindian peoples. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 617 km2 (238 square miles) and reported a population of 165,595 in the 2010 census. Soufrière was colonized by the French and was the original capital of the island. Its capital is Castries.
The French were the first Europeans to settle on the island. They signed a treaty with the native Island Caribs in 1660. England took control of the island from 1663 to 1667. In ensuing years, it was at war with France fourteen times, and the rule of the island changed frequently (it was ruled seven times each by the French and British). In 1814, the British took definitive control of the island. Because it switched so often between British and French control, Saint Lucia was also known as the "Helen of the West" after the Greek mythological character, Helen of Troy.
Representative government came about in 1840 (universal suffrage was established in 1953). From 1958 to 1962, the island was a member of the West Indies Federation. On 22 February 1979, Saint Lucia became an independent state and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Saint Lucia is a mixed jurisdiction, meaning that it has a legal system based in part on both the civil law and English common law. The Civil Code of St. Lucia of 1867 was based on the Quebec Civil Code of 1866, as supplemented by English common law-style legislation. It is also a member of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie." Wikipedia
Latest Reviews
Rodney Bay
4.9
Lovely place to moor up for a few days and explore the island. Incredibly scenic pretty much a perfect spot.
Add your review
0.0
Help us keep sailsecrets ad free by giving back into the community, simply share your own experience with other sailors.
Forecast
Open Windy
Top Marinas, Harbours and Anchorages
Explore using map view
|
|
|
|
|
Top Towns
Explore using map view
1 . Rodney Bay
|
2 . Castries
|
3 . Anse La Raye
|
4 . Canaries
|
5 . Soufriere
|
6 . Choiseul
|
|
8 . Laborie
|
9 . Vieux Fort
|
10 . Micoud
|
11 . Praslin
|
12 . Dennery
|
13 . Cap Estate
|
|