To gain a better insight into the extent of the devastation caused in 1902, head for the Centre district and the Frank-Perret Volcanic Museum , which charts the eruption step by step. The deliberately conserved ruins dotted around the streets also p..

An absolute must! This scientific, educational and cultural centre stages temporary and permanent exhibitions devoted to volcanoes, earthquakes and cyclones. Take the time to watch the "Volcans des Antilles" documentary film, which is extre..

To find out more about agricultural rum, go on a tour of the Depaz Distillery. This sugarcane plantation has been masterfully taken over by Victor Depaz, whose entire family died during the volcanic eruption of 1902. He is also behind the château sur..

If any single district exemplifies the Martiniquais determination to fight back after the devastation caused in 1902, it is that of Le Mouillage. Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Cathedral was renovated just 20 years after the eruption, and an exact replic..

To the north, the Fort neighbourhood is the oldest district of Saint Pierre, built, as its name suggests, around the fort erected in the 17C. Its cobbled lanes are delightful, and here, as in other parts of the town, you will see traces of the erupti..