St Lucia Vacation

S t Lucia is one of the                                               Windward Islands in the         St Lucia’s climate is obviously    middle of the Eastern           tropical with temperatures         Caribbean, south of Martinique        varying between 70 degrees to 90   and northwest of Barbados. The        degrees Fahrenheit, with rain      capital is Castries in the north      from June to November and fairly   west of St Lucia, which is 27         dry between December in May.       miles long and 14 miles wide with                                        a central mountain range the          St Lucia has a lot of              whole length of the island with       accommodation choices to suit      peaks as high as 3000feet plus.       most pockets and tastes. There is                                        everything from all-inclusive      It is the combination of              resorts, and large deluxe hotels   mountains, forests, low lying         to luxury villas. You will also    land, small coastal fishing           be able to find lovely small       villages, and beaches that makes      hotels, traditional inns, and      a lot of people choose a St Lucia     apartments and guesthouses. You    Vacation. The mountains are           will find accommodation on the     forested and the lush lower           beach or inland, in the north      slopes have splashes of colour        which is completely different in   thanks to the jasmine, scarlet        characteristics to the south.      chenille, and wild orchids.                                                                                    A St Lucia Vacation is for         Probably the most famous              pleasure seeking people, for       landmarks in St Lucia are the two     people who like unspoiled          towering volcano cones on the         undiscovered places. It is for     south west coast called the Twin      people who want to celebrate       Pitons which are the most             their wedding on a Caribbean       incredible sight especially at        Island and for honeymooners who    dusk.                                 are looking for a tropical island  paradise, because St Lucia is all     cuisine is best described as a     of these things.                      combination of International and                                         Creole, where fresh local produce  St Lucia is a great place for a       plays a huge part.                 family vacation which can include                                        any number of land and water          Now you can sea what a great       sports, including but not             place St Lucia is for a vacation,  restricted to golf, tennis,           the only question left to answer   cricket, table tennis, biking,        is how to get there. You can       horse riding, and deep sea            reach St Lucia by air or by sea.   fishing, windsurfing, sailing,        You can arrive at airports in the  para sailing, and waterskiing.        north or the south with many       Water sports are definitely a         popular airlines, and you can      large part of any St Lucia            travel on to your final            Vacation, especially when you         destination by helicopter or       think about the white sand            ferry. You can fly into a          beaches, and beautiful inviting       neighbouring island like           turquoise blue sea.                   Martinique and then catch a ferry                                        to St Lucia. You may also arrive   In addition to all of that there      on a cruise ship or a yacht.       are places to visit like the                                             beautiful Marigot Bay, Maria          It really doesn’t matter which     Islands Nature reserve, Whale and     way you choose to arrive in St     turtle watching, to name a few.       Lucia, because you will find a                                           Caribbean Island paradise unlike   Dining out in St Lucia is a treat     any other and you won’t want to    because St Lucians enjoy their        leave                              food, so this logically means                                            there are a large number of           For more information about         restaurants on the island. 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