Martinique

The Martinique is an island from Central America and the Carribean. It's a French oversea departement. It's belong to France.

Language
Official language is french, but everybody speak creole in familly and with friends.

Currency
Euro is the currency.

Usual cheque only from martinique is in general accept

Change office

CHANGE CARAIBE 4 rue Ernest Deproge – 97200 FORT DE FRANCE Ouvert du lundi au vendredi de 7h30 à 17h30 Le samedi de 8h à 12h30 Tél: 05 96 60 28 40

POINT CHANGE 14 rue Victor Hugo – 97200 FORT DE FRANCE Tél: 05 96 60 35 56

MARTINIQUE CHANGE 137, rue Victor Hugo – 97200 FORT DE FRANCE Tél: 05 96 63 80 33

Transport
From the Airport Aimé Césaire of Fort de France FDF There is flights from France, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, Republica Dominicana, French Guyana, Brazil (Belem), Haiti, Saint Martin, Miami, Barbados.
 * Aircraft

Compagnies : Air France, Air Caraibes, Liat, Corsair, American Eagles, Air Antilles express


 * Ferry

From Guadeloupe, Dominica and Saint Lucia only with Express des Iles

you can find best price and quality service better than international compagny: Julian's location
 * Rent A Car

There is no regular buses in Martinique. In every village you ll find Taxi Collectif or TC without real horraires. They only go to Fort-de-France. At the bus stop you can ask it.
 * Buses

A lot of people do hitchicking. Easy and safe. Usually at the bus stop when Taxi collectif don't working.
 * Hitchhicking

TV
Martinique Première

ATV

KMT

News Paper
France Antilles quotidien

Antilla Hedo Justice Communist news paper

Radios
Martinique Première

RCI

FORT DE FRANCE
The main city of the Island.

MARIN
The city is the biggest Marina of Martinique. It's the start for cruises to Grenadines and the the south of West Indies. Tourism Office

SAINT PIERRE
The old capital destroyed in 1902 by the volcano.

SAINTE-ANNE
The place for best sandy and natural beaches. Tourism Office

Couch Surfing in the Region
The Martinique Group is working fairly well with nearly all the CS member in Martinique.



The CS Activity in the Region
The Martinique group organize some beach party, usually one a year in Anse d'Arlets. It 's just a begining but it wil be bigger and bigger.

Regional Contacts on CS

 * Katell, in Diamant
 * Viviane in Lamentin

Places to see


In the South


 * Plage des Salines large white sand beach with coconuts trees in Sainte Anne
 * trail La Trace des Caps to see all the wonderfull beaches
 * Les Anses d'Arlets typical fishermen village

In the North


 * La Montagne Pelée the big volcano. 6 hours working to get in the top and back
 * Saint Pierre the old capitale destroyed by the volcano in 1902
 * Anse Couleuvre a black sand beach as Crusoe beach

The Main Events

 * Carnival de Fort de France - february or march


 * Tour de la Martinique des Yoles Rondes first week of august


 * Festival culturel de Fort de France in july

Sleeping

 * Hostel in Fort de France Centre International de séjour

Gites de France
 * A lot of "Chambres d'hôte" (B'n B)
 * Rent a house or appartement

Sous les coctiers zananas list

Club Med in Sainte-Anne Karibeas Hotels Cap Est in François Marouba in Carbet
 * Hotels and Hotels Club

Night Life
To find good places, concerts...Martinique scoop

Nights Bar

 * Le Caramel Diamant, Dizac
 * L'Appart Fort de France
 *  Garage Popular  Fort de France
 * Au Palmier Fort de France

Live Music

 * Don Carlo Vauclin, traditional - friaday saturday
 * Chez les Pecheurs Carbet, traditionnal - friday
 * Ti'Sable Grande Anse Anses-d'Arlets, reggae - sunday
 * NECTAR BAR Fort de France - Terres Sainville, jazz, latin - every nights

Disco Clubs

 * Coconut's club Rivière-Salée, electro, zouk, R'N'B, dancehall
 * Tropikana Kfé Lamentin  zouk, R'N'B
 * Le Club - Le Milk Fort de France zouk, compas, R'N'B, dance
 * Little Bouddha Fort de France zouk, compas, R'N'B, dance
 * Le Maximus Lamentin zouk, R'N'B, dancehall

Drinks

 * Drink water is safe and free. In restaurant ask for "Eau du robinet"
 * local beer is Biere Lorraine brew in Martinique
 * More than ten rums in Martinique ask a Ti Punch local cocktail (lime, rum, sugar) (Clémént, Saint-James, Depaz, La Favorite, Neisson, Rhum JM, Dillon, Hardy )

Eating
It's easy to find to eat. But it's a little bit expensive.


 * Snacks every where with sandwiches, pizza and barbecue chicken poulet boucané
 * French boulangerie and Patisserie
 * Plenty restaurants, most are creole cuisine, but all cuisine can be find (french, chinese, italian, african...)Restaurant Guide

Links
Zananas Informations and Community

Touristic Agency

Wikivoyage

Lonely Planet

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