Worth a DetourBeachesSnorkelingMarine life

Les Anses-d'Arlet

A fishing village with a white church on the sand, where sea turtles graze in the bay at Grande Anse and snorkeling starts from the beach.

Photo: AronMSzabo · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
Dec–May
Our full guide to Les Anses-d'Arlet is being written. It's on the Martinique list as Worth a Detour.

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Beaches · Snorkeling

Sainte-Anne

About 14 miles away

A seaside town in Martinique's dry south, with the palm-fringed beach of Les Salines, calm turquoise water and a lively waterfront market.

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Mountains · Volcanoes

Mount Pelée

About 23 miles away

The volcano that dominates northern Martinique, now a World Heritage site, with a steep hike through cloud forest to its misty summit.

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Heritage · Ruins

Saint-Pierre

About 19 miles away

Martinique's former capital, buried by Mount Pelée's eruption in 1902, with ruins of the old town, a volcano museum and black-sand beaches.

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