Caribbean

Saint Martin

Discover Fort Louis — Marigot Ramparts, Loterie Farm's Forest Setting, Saint-Martin-de-Tours — Marigot Entrance.

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Illustration of Loterie Farm's Forest Setting — Loterie Farm's Forest Setting

Places to discover in Saint Martin

history

Fort Louis — Marigot Ramparts

Look through the narrow gap between the weathered walls. Fort Louis was built in 1789 to defend Marigot and its harbour warehouses. The surviving masonry gives a glimpse of the lookout that once watched over the town below.

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Source: www.visitstmaarten.com

plants

Loterie Farm's Forest Setting

Loterie Farm traces its history to an eighteenth-century sugar estate. Its present use centres on a tropical landscape with hiking paths and treetop activities, giving the property a different role from its agricultural past. The place offers a particular setting for considering how an island estate's land use can change over time.

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Source: Loterie Farm

culture

Saint-Martin-de-Tours — Marigot Entrance

Climb the short stone steps to the dark arched doorway. The cream façade of Saint-Martin-de-Tours faces Rue du Fort St Louis in Marigot. Its clock, cross and stone-edged arch give this modest church entrance a character of its own.