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HABITATION FONDS SAINT-JACQUES<br />
97230 SAINTE-MARIE<br />
Tel. : 0596 69 10 12<br />
Fax : 0596 69 21 58<br />
fondsaint-jacques@wanadoo.fr<br />
Open Monday to Friday 9:00<br />
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday by<br />
appointment, for groups only.<br />
This former convent was<br />
built in 1658. Between<br />
1693 and 1705, it was<br />
the home of Father<br />
Labat, who perfected<br />
a new type of still that<br />
permitted the making of<br />
rum according to the «<br />
Cognac » method.<br />
LA MAISON DU BELE<br />
Espace zéphyr - reculée<br />
97230 SAINTE MARIE<br />
Tel. : /Fax. : 0596 69 21 70<br />
audreymaisondubele@hotmail.<br />
com<br />
Afro-Caribbean music and dance<br />
ensembles perform dances against a<br />
musical background of solo singers, vocal groups,<br />
the rhythm of drums, as well as the rhythm of ti-bwas,<br />
which are two percussion sticks beaten against a<br />
bamboo tube.<br />
LA SAVANE DES ESCLAVES<br />
Quartier La Ferme<br />
97229 TROIS ILETS<br />
Tel/Fax. : 0596 68 33 91 - Cell. : 0696 22 79 05<br />
lasavanedesesclaves@wanadoo.fr<br />
http://www.lasavanedesesclaves.fr/<br />
This five-acre park is located at the edge of a forest<br />
in La Ferme, near Les Trois-Ilets. Upon entering, you<br />
will notice a recreated 19th century rural settlement,<br />
that will give you an idea of how martinican peasants<br />
lived during and after the period of slavery. With their<br />
wooden walls, beaten-earth floors, and cane-leaf<br />
roofs, the small houses constitute a village of an tan<br />
lontan, Creole for “a long time ago”. Strolling among<br />
them, you’ll immerse yourself in the history and<br />
traditions of Martinique.<br />
GUIDED TOURS AROUND THE CAPITAL<br />
AZIMUT<br />
13 rue du Taillis Clairière - 97200 FORT-DE-FRANCE<br />
Tel. / Fax. : 0596 70 07 00 - 0596 60 16 59<br />
to 5:30 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,<br />
Saturday 8:30 a.m. to noon.<br />
Guided tours for groups between 10 and 15<br />
people, by appointment.<br />
With its cupola and colorful façades,<br />
the Schoelcher Library is without<br />
a doubt the most beautiful<br />
building in Fort-de-France. It<br />
is the work of architect Henri<br />
Picq, a contemporary of<br />
Gustave Eiffel who also<br />
designed the Saint-Louis<br />
Cathedral. The building<br />
first served as Canada’s<br />
pavilion at the 1889 Paris<br />
Exposition, and was then<br />
transported to Martinique.<br />
Its Romanesque-Byzantine<br />
architectural style is<br />
elaborate but nonetheless in<br />
harmony with the building’s<br />
surroundings.<br />
LA CATHEDRALE SAINT-LOUIS<br />
Rue Schœlcher<br />
97200 FORT-DE-FRANCE<br />
Tel. : 0596 73 59 78<br />
A must-see, above all for its magnificent organs.<br />
Ex-PALAIS DE JUSTICE<br />
Rue Schœlcher 97200 FORT-DE-FRANCE<br />
Built at the beginning of the 20th century, the former<br />
Palace of Justice was once the stage on which the<br />
history of Martinique was played out. If the walls had<br />
ears, the former courtrooms would still resonate with<br />
the memorable pleas of eminent lawyers like Victor<br />
Sévère, Joseph Lagrosillière, and others.<br />
LE THEATRE DE LA VILLE<br />
Rue Victor Sévère - 97200 FORT-DE-FRANCE<br />
Tel. 0596 59 60 63 or 0596 59 43 29<br />
theatre.foyal@mairie-fort-de-france.fr<br />
Erected in 1901, this building was formerly the city<br />
hall.<br />
DISCOVER<br />
Historic Sites<br />
(partial list)<br />
LA BIBLIOTHEQUE SCHŒLCHER<br />
Rue de la Liberté<br />
97200 FORT-DE-FRANCE<br />
Tel. : 0596 70 26 67- Fax. : 0596 72 45 55<br />
biblio-schoelcher-dep@cg972.fr<br />
Open every day except Sunday. Monday 1:00 p.m. to<br />
5:30 p.m., Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 8:30 a.m.<br />
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