19 December 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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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.
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26 March 2024 | Author/Destination: Caribbean / Karibik | Category: General
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Town Hall of Basse-Terre town, the capital of Guadeloupe © LPLT/cc-by-sa-3.0
Basse-Terre is the western and larger of the two main islands of the
French overseas department of
Guadeloupe in the
Caribbean. The capital of Guadeloupe, also called
Basse-Terre, is located on the island. The eastern main island is called
Grande-Terre. As
Saint Marie and
Honoré, Basse-Terre and the town of
Deshaies in the northwest of the island have been the main filming and setting locations for the British-French
dramedy television series Death in Paradise since 2011.
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