Photo : Distillerie Longueteau via Les îles de Guadeloupe
Distillerie Longueteau
Independent distillery founded in 1895 and run by the same family for four generations, fully self-sufficient in cane from over 120 hectares. The tour takes in the cane fields, distillation room and bottling, before the shop.
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Rum distilleryRum house of the Marquisat de Sainte-Marie, ageing its rums exclusively in French oak casks. The cellars can be visited free of charge, with tasting and a shop on site.
FestivalTwo-day music festival on Roseau beach in Capesterre-Belle-Eau. A festival village and water activities complement the concert line-up.
PlantationEarly 19th-century former estate now devoted to bananas, covering over 30 hectares. The guided tour is by tractor-drawn cart and ends with a Creole cottage, a tropical garden and a local produce shop.
WorkshopCassava workshop at Îlet Pérou where you can follow the processing of cassava, from cultivation to coconut-filled flatbread, on guided tours and educational workshops, with a Creole garden and tasting.
SportNov 8Trail race starting from Capesterre-Belle-Eau, through the banana plantations of Basse-Terre. Two formats are offered, of around 9.5 to 10 km and 16 km.
Horse ridingRiding centre in Goyave taking riders on hacks through the countryside and forest of Basse-Terre, with the chance to swim with the horses.