Trois-Ilets

Les Trois-Îlets is a resort town in the French overseas territory of Martinique, in the Caribbean. It is home to about 8000 people and known as the birth place of Napoleon's wife Joséphine. Today, it's a popular tourist destination for its good sandy beaches and historic heritage. == Understand == Tourist Office, Place Gabriel Hayot, ☏ +596 68 47 63. == Get in == Trois Ilets is located just across the bay from Fort-de-France, Martinique's bustling capital. It's easy enough to reach, with regular ferry connections from the capital to several points around Trois Ilets. You can choose to land at Anse Mitan, Pointe du Bout, or Anse à l’Ane. In Trois Ilets, taxis are quite readily available if you want to go further than you care to walk. == Get around == == See == Pagerie Estate. This former sugar cane planters mansion was once the home of Joséphine, who later became empress of France. The estate played a prominent role in the history of Trois Ilets and now houses a museum. €5, childred €1.50. 1 Maison de la Canne. Presents the history of sugar cane production on Martinique and its associate use of slave labor. (updated Dec 2017) The coffee and cocoa museum, Domaine de château Gaillard 97229. Daily 09:00-18:00. 2 La Savane des Esclaves. This Open Air Slave Museum gives a most interesting insight in life on Martinique as it would have been in colonial times. The 2-hectare site just outside town holds vegetable plots and a partly recreated traditional village. €6, children €3. (updated Dec 2017) == Do == == Buy == == Eat == == Drink == == Sleep == == Connect == == Go next ==