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Deshaies on Guadeloupe

Thursday, 19 December 2024 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union
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🔊 Listen to this Post Deshaies (Guadeloupean Creole: Déhé) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is on the northwest coast of Basse-Terre Island. The inhabitants are called Deshaisiens.

Mixed crops are grown such as vanilla, sugar, coffee, cocoa and bananas. Fishing is an important industry where different types of fish can be bought at the mini-market. Tourism is booming and hotels and restaurants are located nearby. There is a craft industry where wooden souvenirs can be purchased in shops. Aggregate extraction is done.

Deshaies was the first village of Club Med intended for exclusively American customers (currently the Langley Resort Hotel Fort Royal Guadeloupe). This resort is the only hotel on the island of Basse Terre which is directly located on the beach.

The late French comedian Coluche‘s house, which dominated bay of Deshaies, has been transformed into botanical park. Robert Charlebois (Québécois singer) had his house towards Grand-Anse beach, the largest beach of Guadeloupe.

The music video for “Parti pour zouker” by the French artist Lorie was shot on a beach of Deshaies. French singer Barone shot a video on the beach at Hotel Fort Royal in 2014.

Deshaies has become well known because, as the fictional town of Honoré, it is the setting of the British-French crime comedy-drama television series Death in Paradise.

• The beaches of Grande Anse, Rifflet, La Perle, Bas Vent and Ferry are located nearby.
• The Orchises garden.
• Pointe Batterie.
• Sail & Surf Club at Langley Resort Hotel Fort Royal Guadeloupe which also includes a diving center.
• Sunset cruise at Deshaies village
• The Jardin botanique de Deshaies (Botanical garden of Deshaies).
• The beaches of Plage de Cluny, Plage de l’Hotel Fort Royal (Bas Vent), Plage de la Perle, Plage de Grande Anse, Plage de Ferry

Read more on Wikipedia Deshaies (Smart Traveler App by U.S. Department of State - Weather report by weather.com - Global Passport Power Rank - Travel Risk Map - Democracy Index - GDP according to IMF, UN, and World Bank - Global Competitiveness Report - Corruption Perceptions Index - Press Freedom Index - World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index - UN Human Development Index - Global Peace Index - Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index). Photos by Wikimedia Commons. If you have a suggestion, critique, review or comment to this blog entry, we are looking forward to receive your e-mail at comment@wingsch.net. Please name the headline of the blog post to which your e-mail refers to in the subject line.

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