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Like other honeymoon destinations, the default mode on St. Lucia is "liming" (relaxing). While it's tempting to spend all your time squirreled away in your resort sipping a rum cocktail, enjoying the turquoise view, and working on your tan, there are endless spoils for those prepared to explore. Those Piton mountains were meant to be climbed. Up north, the Castries market is a lively experience, while down south in the former French port of Soufrière you'll get a taste of Caribbean–Creole culture. Want a real down-to-earth spa treatment? Try mud-bathing in the steamy Sulfur Springs that were once in the interior's largest volcano. Or you can immerse yourself in St. Lucia colonial history by hiking up the hills of Pigeon Island to explore the ruins of an 18th-century British naval fort.
Most of St. Lucia's beaches are on the island's west coast. Reduit, at the island's northwestern tip, is one of the best: long, sandy, and sheltered by tropical...more
Not easy to find, but worth it. These gardens were developed in 1784, when the king of France ordered baths to be built to take advantage of the health-giving...more
These craggy peaks rise 2,600 feet into the air on the south part of the island known as the Val de Pitons. Sure, you can view the mountains from the comfort of...more
This national park on St. Lucia's northwestern coast was connected to the main island by a causeway in 1970. Climb up to Fort Rodney on the smaller of the two...more
This is a chance to experience a part of St. Lucia that would otherwise be inaccessible to anyone but the most intrepid hiker. Located in the mountainous region...more
Not only the resort center of the island, but a marina, built in a large inland lagoon, and quite well known to sailors for its yacht-supply shops and...more
Billed as "the world's only drive-in volcano" (tell that to Big Island, Hawaii), you will smell these springs long before you glimpse them. The volcano, about...more
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