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| museum in the main building |
Sitting
on the hill above the town is an old fort called Fort Napoleon. We've
walked up the hill to the gates many times and never been inside,
partly because it's only open in the morning. Today we completed the
visit! And it was very interesting with great views across the
islands, north to main island Guadeloupe and south to Dominica.
Perfect for watching out for those pesky Brits in their ships of the
line coming to invade. As an aside, there was a four day sea battle
between Britain and France around the Saints in April 1782. Britain
won and seized the islands for a few years.
Back to
today and our visit to the fort and its museum which was worth
visiting, lots of background history on the islands and displays of
local fauna and flora, shipwreck sites and marine excavations, good
views from the battlements and a gardener who loves their
work.
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| great views over the island |
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