Illustration : Basse-Terre · photo Daniel Jolivet, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Parc de Beauvallon
Former 18th-century coffee estate in the hills above Basse-Terre, with restored remains, a Creole garden and century-old trees facing Les Saintes. Guided tours and cultural events.
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CinemaTwo-screen cinema in the heart of Basse-Terre, renovated while keeping its listed façade. It offers daily screenings of recent films in French, sometimes in the original version.
Bar & loungeRestaurant-bar in the Carmel district of Basse-Terre, hosting DJ-led afterworks and happy hours, with cocktails, shisha and lounge areas that groups can book.
Shows & theatreGuadeloupe's national theatre (scène nationale) in Basse-Terre, including the large Anacaona hall and the Jenny Alpha hall. Its season mixes theatre, dance, music, opera and shows for young audiences, with a strong focus on Caribbean productions.
Shows & theatreNov 7Play devoted to two heroines of Caribbean resistance, Jamaican Maroon leader Queen Nanny and Guadeloupe's Solitude, directed by Michael MacBatz and co-produced by L'Artchipel.
Shows & theatreNov 14Concert version of Gershwin's opera, transposed to a West Indian street of cottages and performed by the Voix des Outre-mer company under the artistic direction of Fabrice di Falco and Julien Leleu.
ConcertNov 13Guadeloupe final of the Voix des Outre-Mer opera singing competition, founded by countertenor Fabrice di Falco, where young singers from France's overseas territories perform after a week of masterclasses.