St Lucia Holidays is an island for travelers seeking pleasure and enrichment through the wonder of the undiscovered, the adventure of the unfamiliar, the freshness of the unspoiled and the stimulation of the exotic.
Reasons to visit St Lucia
St Lucia is the second largest of the Windward Islands, located 110 miles north-west of Barbados and almost equidistant between Martinique in the north and St Vincent in the south.
Discovered by Christopher Columbus on 13 December 1502 - the "Feast of St Lucy" - it was named Santa Lucia. Originally owned by the French, who first settled on the island in 1650, it became a British dependency in 1814. In 1979, St Lucia gained full independence and became a member of the British Commonwealth.
St Lucia is mountainous and very pretty, with huge banana plantations. The volcanic peaks are topped by Morne Gimie, the highest mountain at 3117ft, but the island is better known for the Pitons, two dramatic peaks created when Mount Soufrière exploded. Much of the rest of the island is mountainous rainforest. Deep valleys and gorges make for breath-taking scenery set against the backdrop of the Caribbean Sea, golden sunshine and cloudless blue skies.
The island has two airports, Hewanorra in the south which handles international flights and George F.L.Charles (formerly Vigie Airport) in the north for local inter-Caribbean services. If you arrive or depart from Hewanorra be prepared for a 90 minute transfer to hotels like, Royal St Lucian and the St Lucian.
This is an English-speaking island with beaches of both white and black volcanic sand. The people are known for their friendliness and good Creole cuisine. St Lucia is one of the most popular islands in the Caribbean - you'll experience why from the moment you arrive.