Must-SeeÎles du Salut
About 11 miles away
Three islands off Kourou that held a notorious penal colony, Devil's Island among them, now overgrown ruins shared with monkeys and agoutis.
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Guiana Space Centre
Europe's spaceport at Kourou, where you can tour the launch sites, visit the space museum and watch rockets lift off from viewing points nearby.
- Best Time to Go
- Aug–Nov
Our full guide to Guiana Space Centre is being written. It's on the French Guiana list as Must-See.
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Worth a DetourCayenne
About 30 miles away
French Guiana's laid-back capital, with a lively market, palm-lined squares and colonial houses, and hilltop views from an old fort.
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If You're NearbySaint-Laurent-du-Maroni
About 95 miles away
A river town on the border with Suriname, where the camp that received convicts for the penal colony can be toured beside the Maroni.
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