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Photo: Fort-de-France — Scott S Bateman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Martinique at a glance

Martinique is a territory in Caribbean; its capital is Fort-de-France. People mainly speak French. The currency is the Euro (EUR). VoyaKin maps 17 places to see here, including 6 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Capital
Fort-de-France
Region
Caribbean
Languages
French
Currency
Euro (EUR)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Martinique’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Places to see in Martinique

12 of the 17 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Mount Pelée

    Mount PeléeUNESCO

    Le Chinois

    Mountain · Martinique

    Mount Pelée or Mont Pelée is an active stratovolcano at the northern end of Martinique, an island and French overseas department in the Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc of the Caribbean. Its volcanic cone is composed of stratified layers of hardened ash and solidified lava.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: La Pelée vue du Carbet.jpg (Public domain). Map

  • Diamond Rock

    Diamond RockUNESCO

    Rocher du Diamant

    Island · Martinique

    Diamond Rock is a 175-meter-high (574-foot) basalt island located south of "Grande Anse du Diamant" before arriving from the south at Fort-de-France, the main port of the Caribbean island of Martinique. The uninhabited island is about 2 kilometres from Pointe Diamant and its area is 5.3 ha.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Apmarles (CC BY 3.0). Map

  • Îlet à Chevalier

    Îlet à ChevalierUNESCO

    Island · Martinique

    Photo: Patrifor (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Réserve naturelle nationale des îlets de Sainte-Anne

    Réserve naturelle nationale des îlets de Sainte-AnneUNESCO

    Park & nature · Martinique

    Photo: Mocolos (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Fort-de-France

    Fort-de-France

    City · Martinique

    Fort-de-France is a commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Scott S Bateman (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Le Lamentin

    Le Lamentin

    Town · Martinique

    Le Lamentin is a city and town, located in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. With its area of 62.32 km2, it is the town with the largest area in Martinique. Le Lamentin, with close to 40,000 inhabitants, is the second most populated town of Martinique, after Fort-de-France.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Yann 2986 (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Saint-Esprit

    Saint-Esprit

    Town · Martinique

    Saint-Esprit is a commune in the French overseas department and region of Martinique.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: WCOMFR (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Fort Saint Louis

    Fort Saint Louis

    Fort · Martinique

    Fort Saint Louis is a seaside fortress in Fort-de-France, Martinique. The present-day fort has evolved from earlier strongholds that were erected on the site as early as 1638, and has been known in previous incarnations as Fort Royal and Fort de la Republique.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: UHF (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Montagne du VauclinUNESCO

    Mountain · Martinique

    Map

  • Pointe Jean ClaudeUNESCO

    Viewpoint · Martinique

    Map

  • St. Louis Cathedral

    St. Louis Cathedral

    Cathédrale Saint-Louis

    Religious · Martinique

    St. Louis Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Martinique, an overseas department of France. It was built in the late 19th-century in the Romanesque Revival style and serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Pierre PONCHEL (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Balata Garden

    Balata Garden

    Jardin de Balata

    Garden · Martinique

    The Balata Garden is a private botanical garden located on the Route de Balata about 10 km outside of Fort-de-France, Martinique, French West Indies. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mica (CC BY 3.0). Map

Keep exploring

Also in Caribbean: Jamaica · Dominican Republic · Barbados · Bahamas · Anguilla · Antigua & Barbuda · Aruba · British Virgin Islands

Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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