11 Sights in Pointe-à-Pitre, France (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Pointe-à-Pitre, France. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 11 sights are available in Pointe-à-Pitre, France.
Sightseeing Tours in Pointe-à-Pitre1. Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
The Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Pointe-à-Pitre church is a Catholic church located at Place Gourbeyre in Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe. Although it has never been consecrated, the church is in common language locally called "cathedral". In 1978, the building was classified as a historic monuments and benefited in 2021 from the annual edition of the heritage lotto as a priority site.
Wikipedia: Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Pointe-à-Pitre (FR)
2. Hôtel de Ville de Pointe à Pitre
The Pointe-à-Pitre City Hall is the current town hall located on the Place des Martyrs-de-la-Liberté in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Built in 1973 to replace the old town hall, which had become unsuited to the administrative needs of the rapidly expanding municipality, it was listed as a historical monument in 2011.
3. Musée L'Herminier
The Pavillon L'Herminier is a building located at the corner of rue Sadi-Carnot and rue Jean-Jaurès in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Built around 1873 for the Guadeloupe Chamber of Agriculture, it became the L'Herminier Museum in the twentieth century and was listed as a historical monument in 2008.
4. Maison natale de Saint-John-Perse
The birthplace of Saint-John-Perse was a residential building located at 54, rue Achille-René-Boisneuf – formerly rue d'Arbaud – in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Built around 1850-1860, it was the birthplace and childhood of the French writer and poet Alexis Leger, known as Saint-John Perse.
5. Musée Saint-John Perse
The Saint-John-Perse Museum is a municipal museum located in the historic district of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. It houses a permanent exhibition on Creole costumes and on the poet and diplomat Saint-John Perse, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1960.
6. Ancienne usine sucrière Darboussier
The Darboussier sugar factory is an old sugar factory in the town of Pointe-à-Pitre, in Guadeloupe. It is located on the banks of the port. His name comes from his location where the colonial plantation of a French merchant was located, Jean Darboussier.
7. Ancien presbytère Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
The former presbytery Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul is a building built in the 19th century, located between Place de la Victoire and Place de l'Eglise Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, in the city center de Pointe-à-Pitre, sub-prefecture of Guadeloupe.
Wikipedia: Ancien presbytère Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul (FR)
8. École maternelle Bédian
The Bébian kindergarten – formerly the Mortenol library – is a building located at 7bis, rue Alsace-Lorraine at the corner of rue Bébian in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Built in 1930, it was listed as a historical monument in 1979.
9. Capitainerie
The harbour master's office of the port of Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe is located on Quai Lardenoy at the entrance to the dock. Built in 1930 by the architect Ali Tur, it was listed as a historical monument in 2013.
10. Marché central couvert
The Pointe-à-Pitre Central Market — also known as the Spice Market or Saint-Antoine Market — is a municipal building located in the historic district of Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe since its erection in 1874.
11. Ancien entrepôt Darboussier
The former Darboussier warehouse is a goods warehouse located on Quai Lefebvre in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Built around 1870 for the Darboussier sugar factory, it was listed as a historical monument in 2008.
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