Saint Lucia
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In this Article
- Introduction
- Brief History
- Geography
- Regions
- Cities
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Weather
- Getting there
- Getting Around
- Red Tape
- Money
- Work
- Study
- Language
- Eat
- Sleep
- Drink
- Health
- Safety
- Keep Connected
Quick Facts
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- Capital
- Castries
- Population
- 162,000
- Government
- Parliamentary Democracy
- Religions
- Christianity (Catholic, Protestant)
- Languages
- English, French patois
- Calling Code
- +1758
- Nationality
- Saint Lucian
- Local name
- Sainte Lucie
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Introduction
While the spectactular twin Pitons that rise up on Saint Lucia's west coast appear a little out of the ordinary on a Caribbean island, most of Saint Lucia's attractions read like a list of a dozen other Caribbean destinations: watersports, diving, deep sea fishing and, of course, simply lazing by the beach. But Saint Lucia definitely has its charm. An avid nightlife thrives in the more populated areas, with many bars and clubs presenting live entertainment. An attractive national park at Pigeon Island boasts the largely intact remnants of Fort Rodney, a strategic fort used both by the French, British and Americans in their time. But Saint Lucia's most clear-cut edge over its fellow Caribbean islands are undoubtedly the Pitons: two majestic volcanic peaks jutting 2,000 km above sea level.
Brief History
Geography
Regions
Saint Lucia is administratively organised into 11 quarters; Anse la Raye, Canaries, Castries, Choiseul, Dennery, Gros Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Soufrière and Vieux Fort
Sights and Activities
Events and Festivals
Weather
Saint Lucia has a pleasant tropical climate with hot and humid weather but a nice sea breeze to cool things off a bit. Daytime temperatures average around 28 to 30 degrees year round and night temperatures are just slightly lower with 24 to 26 degrees. Although rain is possible anytime, the wettest period is from June to December, with peaks in August and November with almost 400 mm of rain.
Getting there
Plane
Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) near Vieux Fort is where all international flights arrive and depart. Airlines serving Saint Lucia are Air Jamaica from several cities in the United States and from Jamaica and Barbados, Caribbean Airlines from Trinidad and Tobago and British Airways from London Gatwick. There are direct flights as well from Toronto and Frankfurt and a charter from Rome.
By Train
By Car
By Bus
Boat
Saint Lucia - Guadeloupe vv
Brudey Freres (french only) has 2 sailings a week between Guadeloupe and Saint Lucia on Fridays and Sundays. Although most ferries stop on at Martinique along the way, there are direct services in high season.
Saint Lucia - Martinique vv
Wednesdays and Fridays at 1.30pm and Sundays at 3.30pm, L'Express des Iles travels from Fort-de-France to Castries on Saint Lucia. In the opposite direction, ferries leave 5 times a week. Both crossings take about 80 minutes.
Red Tape
Money
Work
Study
Language
Eat
Sleep
Drink
Health
Safety
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