Pointe-à-Pitre and its heritage

 

Pointe-à-Pitre and its heritage

Country: Guadeloupe, City: Pointe à Pitre

Tour Description

During a tour of around 1h30 or more, accompanied by a certified tour guide, let us tell you about the history of the town of Pointe-à-Pitre, through its squares, monuments and its famous people, and through its neighbourhoods.
•The squares of Pointe-à-Pitre
At the heart of the ancient town, you discover the squares of Pointe-à-Pitre, the great monuments and the valuable insights into the urban development of the town, since the XVIII th century. The streets and the individuals (Frébault, Éboué, Gourbeyre…) tell us a great deal and evoke the development of the town which is offered to you.
•The Murs…Murs… the secrets of the cemetery
The history of the town through tombstones describing local events or representing famous people.
•The town of the docks
Wander along the quays, which invite us to discover the Darse, its water and the commercial and trading district of yesteryear which lived to the rhythm of the port activity.
•The traditional Pointoise house: its evolution and forms