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Marigot - Fort St. Louis
Fort St. Louis (sometimes called Fort Louis) is the main tourist attraction of Marigot, the capital of St. Martin. It rises over the Caribbean Sea and Marigot's small harbor.
The first fortifications and guns were installed in the 1760s. The fort as it now exists was built by France shortly aftereward, under King Louis XVI. It protected stocks of the island's main products, coffee, salt, rum, and sugar cane. The name derives from King Louis XI of France, called St. Louis. The division of the island occurred in 1648.
The posh West Indies Mall is at the foot of the hill.
Marigot is the capital of the French half of the island of St. Martin. The Dutch half is called Sint Maarten. St. Martin is an overseas collectivité of France. Note the French flag flying over the fort.
Marigot - Fort St. Louis
Fort St. Louis (sometimes called Fort Louis) is the main tourist attraction of Marigot, the capital of St. Martin. It rises over the Caribbean Sea and Marigot's small harbor.
The first fortifications and guns were installed in the 1760s. The fort as it now exists was built by France shortly aftereward, under King Louis XVI. It protected stocks of the island's main products, coffee, salt, rum, and sugar cane. The name derives from King Louis XI of France, called St. Louis. The division of the island occurred in 1648.
The posh West Indies Mall is at the foot of the hill.
Marigot is the capital of the French half of the island of St. Martin. The Dutch half is called Sint Maarten. St. Martin is an overseas collectivité of France. Note the French flag flying over the fort.