Martinique

A dramatically eroded peninsula on Martinique's Atlantic coast, in the commune of La Trinité, protected as a nature reserve within the Regional Natural Park of Martinique, with hiking trails through dry forest, mangrove wetlands and dramatic cliff coastline.

The capital and commercial heart of Martinique, a French overseas department in the Caribbean, with a deep harbour, a iron-framed central market, and proximity to the island's main natural attractions.

A historic Creole plantation house and rum distillery near Le François on Martinique's Atlantic coast, founded in the 19th century and now preserved as a cultural foundation with gardens, an art collection and a working distillery.

An active volcanic stratovolcano on Martinique, 1,397 metres tall, most famous for the catastrophic 1902 eruption that destroyed the city of Saint-Pierre and killed approximately 30,000 people in minutes.

A 2-kilometre white-sand beach at the southern tip of Martinique, in the commune of Sainte-Anne, backed by a salt marsh and palm grove and consistently rated among the finest beaches in the Caribbean.

The ruined city of Saint-Pierre on Martinique's Caribbean coast, destroyed by Mount Pelée's pyroclastic surge on 8 May 1902, leaving cathedral towers, theatre walls and prison cells standing as a permanent monument to the deadliest volcanic event in 20th-century Caribbean history.