Top things to do

Opening in 2015, this massively important museum of the slave trade and slavery is quite simply a must-see for any visitor to Guadeloupe. Housed in a spectacular silver-latticework structure on the site of the forme…

The smartest place to eat in the center of town, Le Yacht Club has a waterside location. Here, it serves up high-class French cooking from a changing daily menu in a pleasant semi-open-air dining room with fashionab…

This three-level municipal museum occupies an outstanding example of 19th-century colonial architecture and is dedicated to the renowned poet and Nobel laureate Alexis Leger (1887–1975), better known by his nom de p…

You'll find the best seafood in town here, and it's no wonder – this unpretentious locale is located at the small fishing harbor of Lauricisque, northwest of Pointe-à-Pitre's center. The menu is limited to a couple …

With its ancient booths and formica tables, this old timer looks like it used to be a sandwich shop. However, the people who work here are warm and welcoming, and it's one of the few reliable places in Pointe-à-Pitr…

Rather than the traditional arches, this attractively painted sand-colored church, nicknamed the ‘Iron Cathedral,’ is supported by iron girders intended to brace it against earthquakes and hurricanes. It's quite unu…

Housed in a charming old colonial house painted in white and red, this restaurant brings a dash of welcome Levantine relief to the ubiquitous Creole menus elsewhere in town. The excellent meze plate for two is the o…

This friendly bakery has a street terrace from where to absorb the colorful goings on of Place de la Victoire. It's a great breakfast spot, serving decent coffee, croissants and other freshly made pastries. It also …

A colorful event held in early August. Women in Creole dress, carrying baskets of traditional foods, parade through the streets to the cathedral, where they are blessed by the bishop.

A good place to buy island handicrafts, including straw dolls, straw hats and primitive African-style woodcarvings. It’s also a good spot to pick up locally grown coffee and a wide array of fragrant spices.