Martinique

Martinique Travel Guide

On All Saints' Day, or La Toussaint, Martinicans make their annual pilgrimage to honor their dead at gleaming-white cemeteries. The women selling plastic flowers take their stations; the peanut lady, nuts wrapped in conical brown paper, sits at the front gate. Taxis and cars pull up as the dark curtain of night comes down. Hundreds of candles illuminate the black-and-white checkerboard tiles and photos of departed loved ones. Tears glisten on the cheeks of a grand-mère. But this is also an annual family reunion where relatives kiss each other warmly on both cheeks. More »

Photo: Dave Sanger/Courtesy Martinique Promotions Bureau

Get Advice From Other Travelers

Visit the Travel Talk forums for help on planning your trip

Travel News

more »



Get the Fodor's Newsletter

For more travel ideas, tips, and deals, sign up for the Fodor's newsletter here. Read the current issue. Browse previous issues.




Copyright © 2009 Fodor's Travel, a division of Random House, Inc.