Along with sugar cane and bananas, coffee was the core product of this 18C colonial society… which was built on slave labour. In a superb setting, La Grivelière is a quintessential coffee plantation complete with processing buildings, slaves’ quarter..

Built of volcanic rock in 1639, this is the oldest religious building in Guadeloupe. It was almost entirely reconstructed in 1720 after a fire. The most striking feature is its porch, the work of stonemasons from the Limousin, above which is the coat..

Café Chaulet is Guadeloupe’s main coffee brand, and the driving force behind this museum, where visitors can follow (thanks to explanatory panels) the story of coffee on the island since its introduction in 1720. The process of grain selection and th..