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L’ECOMUSEE DE LA MARTINIQUE Anse Figuier - 97211 RIVIERE-PILOTE Tel. : 0596 62 79 14 - Fax : 0596 62 73 77 Open every day except Monday. Tuesday/Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday/Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday/Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Ecomuseum of Martinique is a veritable window into the history of the island, covering themes like the prehistoric Amerindians, the colonial period, plantation economy, and slavery. On the museum grounds there are two other highlights: a protected Amerindian site and an old distillery. LA GALERIE D’HISTOIRE ET DE LA MER Ancien Marché du Bourg - Place de la Mairie 97221 LE CARBET Tel. : 0596 78 03 72 Open weekdays. Monday/Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m, Tuesday/ Wednesday/Friday 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m The Gallery of History and the Sea covers the whole history of the Amerindian (Arawak and Carib) settlement of Martinique through a presentation of the wonderful world of the sea. LE MUSEE DU COQUILLAGE ET DE LA MER Hôtel Ecrin Bleu Route des Anses d’Arlet - 97223 LE DIAMANT Tel. : 0596 76 41 92 Open every day 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. More than 4,000 sea shells from oceans and seas around the world are exhibited here. HABITATION CERON 97250 LE PRECHEUR Tel. : 0596 52 97 03 - Fax : 0596 52 96 02 Habitation.Ceron@wanadoo.fr Open every day 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Immerse yourself in history by exploring the old buildings of this 17th-century sugar refinery, set in a magnificent tropical garden. HABITATION CLEMENT Domaine de l’Acajou - 97240 LE FRANÇOIS Tel. : 0596 54 62 07 - Fax : 0596 54 63 50 www.rhum-clement.com Open every day 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. One of the oldest plantations on the island, where the visitor can discover the traditional methods of producing agricultural rum. MUSEE DU RHUM SAINT-JAMES Bourg - 97230 SAINTE-MARIE Tel. : 0596 69 30 02 or 0596 69 50 37 Fax : 0596 69 29 60 rhums.st.james@wanadoo.fr Open every day 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Visit a working distillery and ride in a small steam-engine train. MUSEE DE LA BANANE Habitation Limbé - quartier Fourniol 97230 SAINTE-MARIE Tel. : 0596 69 45 52 - Fax : 0596 51 34 00 tania.vivares@museedelabanane.com Open every day 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Sundays open until 1:00 from April 1 to November 30.) In the heart of a working plantation, the Banana Museum presents the entire history of this fruit : its origins, the different kinds of bananas, and the banana’s cultivation, properties and culinary uses. LE MUSEE DU CHÂTEAU DUBUC Presqu’île de la Caravelle - Tartane - 97220 TRINITE Tel. : 0596 58 09 00 Open every day 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located in the heard of the Caravelle Natural Reserve, the ruins of the Château Dubuc, and the tiny museum there, commemorate the era of the « Triangular Trade » and its profitable traffic in slaves and merchandise. MUSEE PERE BERNARD DAVID Rue Justin Roc - 97223 DIAMANT Cell : 0696 94 57 51 This museum is dedicated to the memory of Father Bernard David, a 19th-century French missionary and historian of Martinique. HABITATION DEPAZ Plantation de la Montagne Pelée 97250 SAINT-PIERRE Tel. : 0596 78 13 14 - Fax : 0596 78 30 28 www.depaz.fr Plantation near Montagne Pelée. Open every day except Sunday. Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. . 36
HABITATION FONDS SAINT-JACQUES 97230 SAINTE-MARIE Tel. : 0596 69 10 12 Fax : 0596 69 21 58 fondsaint-jacques@wanadoo.fr Open Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday by appointment, for groups only. This former convent was built in 1658. Between 1693 and 1705, it was the home of Father Labat, who perfected a new type of still that permitted the making of rum according to the « Cognac » method. LA MAISON DU BELE Espace zéphyr - reculée 97230 SAINTE MARIE Tel. : /Fax. : 0596 69 21 70 audreymaisondubele@hotmail. com Afro-Caribbean music and dance ensembles perform dances against a musical background of solo singers, vocal groups, the rhythm of drums, as well as the rhythm of ti-bwas, which are two percussion sticks beaten against a bamboo tube. LA SAVANE DES ESCLAVES Quartier La Ferme 97229 TROIS ILETS Tel/Fax. : 0596 68 33 91 - Cell. : 0696 22 79 05 lasavanedesesclaves@wanadoo.fr http://www.lasavanedesesclaves.fr/ This five-acre park is located at the edge of a forest in La Ferme, near Les Trois-Ilets. Upon entering, you will notice a recreated 19th century rural settlement, that will give you an idea of how martinican peasants lived during and after the period of slavery. With their wooden walls, beaten-earth floors, and cane-leaf roofs, the small houses constitute a village of an tan lontan, Creole for “a long time ago”. Strolling among them, you’ll immerse yourself in the history and traditions of Martinique. GUIDED TOURS AROUND THE CAPITAL AZIMUT 13 rue du Taillis Clairière - 97200 FORT-DE-FRANCE Tel. / Fax. : 0596 70 07 00 - 0596 60 16 59 to 5:30 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m. to noon. Guided tours for groups between 10 and 15 people, by appointment. With its cupola and colorful façades, the Schoelcher Library is without a doubt the most beautiful building in Fort-de-France. It is the work of architect Henri Picq, a contemporary of Gustave Eiffel who also designed the Saint-Louis Cathedral. The building first served as Canada’s pavilion at the 1889 Paris Exposition, and was then transported to Martinique. Its Romanesque-Byzantine architectural style is elaborate but nonetheless in harmony with the building’s surroundings. LA CATHEDRALE SAINT-LOUIS Rue Schœlcher 97200 FORT-DE-FRANCE Tel. : 0596 73 59 78 A must-see, above all for its magnificent organs. Ex-PALAIS DE JUSTICE Rue Schœlcher 97200 FORT-DE-FRANCE Built at the beginning of the 20th century, the former Palace of Justice was once the stage on which the history of Martinique was played out. If the walls had ears, the former courtrooms would still resonate with the memorable pleas of eminent lawyers like Victor Sévère, Joseph Lagrosillière, and others. LE THEATRE DE LA VILLE Rue Victor Sévère - 97200 FORT-DE-FRANCE Tel. 0596 59 60 63 or 0596 59 43 29 theatre.foyal@mairie-fort-de-france.fr Erected in 1901, this building was formerly the city hall. DISCOVER Historic Sites (partial list) LA BIBLIOTHEQUE SCHŒLCHER Rue de la Liberté 97200 FORT-DE-FRANCE Tel. : 0596 70 26 67- Fax. : 0596 72 45 55 biblio-schoelcher-dep@cg972.fr Open every day except Sunday. Monday 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 8:30 a.m. 37
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