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Castries is the capital and largest city in Saint Lucia with a population of about 75,000. It is located in the northwest of the country facing the Caribbean Sea and as such it functions as a major port in the region.
From the Castries Travel Guide
Travelling to Barbados- any suggestions?
. There are lots of hotels in the Rodney Bay area (the liming spots) which is close to the bustling Castries capital. Only take a flight and go to the Castries airport as the other one is far out. Its easy to get ...
Day 16 – Castries, St Lucia
02 Dec 2010 The morning started slow with no particular plans. It was obvious from high on the ship that Castries is much more developed than the previous Caribbean islands I had recently visited. I ...
Posted in MV Discovery - 2010 by dpedler
BEAUTIFUL ST. LUCIA
The official discovery of St. Lucia was on “St. Lucy’s Day” Dec. 13, 1502 on Columbus’ 4th voyage. In the capital city of Castries we congratulated a publicity lady on the grand opening of the new mall – later, our taxi driver told us any construction on St. Lucia is either a hotel or a mall. We were out ...
Posted in MORE SERENITY FOR THE CHAPLAIN AND ME by Swenigale
MONDAY - DEC. 27
CASTRIES, ST. LUCIA It's a good idea to take pictures of place names! Two of the lecturers onboard this cruise are memory experts, Dr. Fred Chernow (from Long Island) and Michael Dispezio (from Cape Cod), but taking a picture of signs is one memory aid we thought of ourselves ...
Posted in Serenity 3 by Swenigale