A working rhum agricole distillery on Marie-Galante named after the Dominican friar who wrote the first treatise on Caribbean rum-making. Visitors watch sugarcane being pressed by an ox-powered mill and juice fermenting in open wooden vats before distillation in traditional copper columns. The range of barrel-aged expressions drawn straight from the bonbonne can be tasted on site.
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One of three working rum distilleries on the island, Bielle produces some of the finest rhum agricole in the Caribbean using traditional methods. Tour the estate, watch the sugar cane pressing, and taste aged rums in the tasting room.
A pristine 5km stretch of white sand and turquoise water along the southern coast, often ranked among the most beautiful beaches in the French Antilles. Uncrowded even in high season, with gentle waves and coconut palms.
The largest former sugar plantation in Guadeloupe's archipelago, with a restored great house, sugar mill ruins, and an ecomuseum. The grounds offer panoramic views and tell the story of sugar, slavery, and the island's colonial past.
