4 Great Reasons to Visit St. Lucia

The Landings St. Lucia, A RockResort is expertly designed around water and offers lavish multi-room St. Lucia villa suites, a RockResorts Spa®, health club, an 800-foot world famous Caribbean beach, scenic Caribbean golf, and casual St. Lucia dining at the open-air Beach Club restaurant. 

Great scuba diving is easy to find, as is exciting sailing adventures. And the pulse of West Indian life can be felt everywhere you go, from the spices at the market to the soft reggae music ringing down every street. Here are a few places not to be missed on your visit to St. Lucia:

1) Castries

The capital city of Castries (along with its nearby villages) is home to 40% of the island’s population, and bombards you with the energy of a Caribbean city on the go. A throbbing calypso beat permeates everything, and colorful sights and delicious smells will overwhelm your senses. Find your way through the crowded streets to the market area – the central spot for locals to sell their wares and creations, and a perfect place to get a real authentic taste of St. Lucian life. The busy, packed city is compact, gritty, and unforgettably charming.

2) Pigeon Island

Pigeon Island’s spicy history goes way back to the 1550s: St Lucia’s original French used the island as their base to raid passing Spanish ships. 200 years later, British admiral George Rodney fortified the island, using it to deploy his most decisive military engagements. In the 1970s, a causeway was built of sand between Gros Islet and Pigeon Island, making the island a peninsula. And in 1979 Pigeon ‘Island’ was established as a National Park.

A beautiful, fun place to explore, you can wander colorful tree-lined paths winding around Fort Rodney, whose remaining stone buildings feel like historic ruins. The grounds are breathtaking, with manicured lawns and gorgeous coastal views. You can see south across Rodney Bay to the hills along the coast, and north past Pointe du Cap to Martinique.  Most of the coastline around Pigeon Island is rocky, but there’s a lovely little sandy beach east of the jetty. It’s about a 20-minute walk along the causeway from Gros Islet to Pigeon Point.

3) St. Lucia Jazz Festival

The week of the St. Lucia Jazz Festival, in early May, is one of the most lively, highly-anticipated, and well-attended events of its kind in the entire Caribbean. Renowned international jazz legends perform at cool outdoor venues on Pigeon Island and all over the island at various hotels, restaurants, and nightspots. In downtown Castries, free concerts are given at Derek Walcott Square.

4) The Pitons

On the southwest coast, Petit Piton and Gros Piton, the island's instantly recognizable twin peaks rise out of the sea to more than 2,600 feet. These familiar navigational landmarks are also wonderful for hiking. Be prepared for a tough but manageable hike, and wear layers because the heights can be much cooler than the beaches below.

This sampling of attractions only scratches the surface of St. Lucia’s many world-class pleasures.  The island's natural beauty, its many splendid resorts and inns, its delightful cuisine and musical culture, and its welcoming atmosphere will certainly continue to delight and beckon visitors for a long time to come. Come and savor St. Lucia for yourself.

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