Understanding local dialects can help english-speaking travelers feel right at home when communicating with those locals who speak in dialect.
The official and national language of Petite Martinique (PIT-ty mar-tin-EEK) is French, Creole Patois. By the way Patois is a French word meaning a Continue Reading...
January
New Year’s Day – January 1
February
Carnival
Carnival occurs five days before Ash Wednesday begins and therefore is celebrated in either late February or early March. These five days of festivities are filled with rum drinking, music, costumes and dancing. The majority of the Continue Reading...
LOCAL TOURIST INFORMATION:
Office du Tourisme;
BP 520;
Pavillon du Tourism;
Rue Ernest Deproge;
97206 Forte-de-France;
Cedex;
Martinique
Tel: 637960 Fax: 736693.
U.S. Embassies and Consulates Abroad:
Note that the Bahamas , Cuba , Haiti , and Jamaica are on
Eastern Time. All others are Continue Reading...
Nightlife:
Boulevard Allègre
Fort-de-France, Martinique
Description: FORT-DE-FRANCE. One of hippest areas of Fort-de-France, especially after the sun hits the hay, Boulevard Allègre is home to a fair number of established and up-and-coming bars and dance clubs, like Le New Hippo, Zenith, Le Continue Reading...