Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July 2017 | Page 519

Soufrière
Soufrière, founded in 1745, is a colourful
little fishing village surrounding a beautiful
bay. Panoramic views of this photogenic
village can be taken from the road leading
to Vieux Fort. At the time of the French
Revolution in 1780, a guillotine was set up
in the village’s town square and many of the
plantation owners and their family members
were beheaded there. Apart from being
very picturesque, Soufrière has one claim to
fame and that is that the wife of Napoleon
Bonaparte, Josephine, was born here in 1763.
Morne Coubaril Estate
Photo Credit: Mike Fleming
Coconut Roasting House
Perhaps because of its great views
overlooking Soufrière Bay or because it
offers ziplining whilst in view of the Pitons,
the working plantation of the Morne
Coubaril Estate, where coconuts and cocoa
are grown, has become very popular with
tourists. The estate also houses a replica of
a traditional village and offers tours showing
the processing of coconut as food. There
is also a restaurant on the estate offering
genuine Creole food.
Photo Credit: Charles Hoffman
Sulphur Springs Park,
Mount Soufriere
This is the site where sulphur was once
mined but today is known for having
one of the world’s only drive through
volcanoes. The road winds around the
edge of the 275 meter crater of the
volcano which is last thought to have
erupted 40,000 years ago but still today
vents sulphur into the air and boils pools
of water. As well as experiencing these
sights, visitors can also soak in therapeutic
springs nearby.
Photo Credit: TripAdvisor