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St Lucia Resort Information
St Lucia is the epitome of an idyllic Caribbean holiday. The tiny island is a vibrantly lush tropical treasure, which is still relatively unknown and undeveloped by mass tourism. Despite this the island is home to an excellent array of good accommodation and some discreet resorts. St Lucia is one of the Windward isles of the Lesser Antilles, situated midway down the Eastern Caribbean chain between Martinique and St Vincent, just north of Barbados. It is tiny - only 27 miles (43km) long and 14 miles (23km) wide, shaped like an avocado.
An impressive landmark on St Lucia are the two volcanic peaks of the Pitons rising up from the ocean and dominating the skyline, which shelter the lush rain forest that is decorated with orchids and flamboyantly colourful exotic birds. The Creole people of the island are as warm as the tropical climate, and visitors are treated to plenty of smiles as they make the most of the island's natural beauty and secluded golden beaches, where coral reefs beckon snorkellers and scuba divers.
The majority of visitors to the island arrive on cruise ships for day trips to the main port of Castries and mostly explore only the tourist shops in the port town. Those who have time to explore, however, are enchanted by the walks, cycling trails and natural beauty spots on the island, including the fascinating Soufriere volcano, with its bubbling sulphur springs.
St Lucia has a distinctly French flavour, despite it's first colonists being British in the seventeenth century. The colonial history of the island, first settled by Arawak Indians around 200 AD, is a long saga of battles for control between the French and British. Britain eventually won the war in 1814, and granted independence under the Commonwealth to St Lucia in 1979.
