Datcha Beach

Grande-Terre


Possibly Guadeloupe's best beach, Datcha is a dreamy strip of cream-hued sand, backed by shade-giving trees and fronted by calm, reef-protected sea. The scene is given focus by the delightful Îlet du Gosier and the moody mountains of Basse-Terre across the water. Beach cafes and bars feed and water beachgoers as they watch the numerous yachts that use the bay as safe anchor bobbing on the briny.


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4. Marché de la Darse

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5. Musée St-John Perse

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6. Cathédrale de St-Pierre et St-Paul

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