Guadeloupe Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
overseas region and department of France, and archipelago in the Caribbean
About Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe has been a French possession since 1635 except for the years 1813-1814 when it came into Swedish possession as a consequence of theNapoleonic Wars. Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthélemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin). Subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity. Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin.
Guadeloupe Travel Guide Sections
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