The Rosa Valley Banana Plantation, formerly the largest banana grower on the island, but still a grower with "too many trees to count," according to my guide.
ByIslands StaffJan. 7, 2010
The Landings Rock Resort, Discovery at Marigot Bay and Ladera were among the stops ISLANDS editor Adrienne Egolf made in St. Lucia.
A sprawling pineapple plantation in Venus, just above the larger village of Millet.Sampling pineapple, coconut, coconut candy and banana in the jungle town of Venus with Francis the pineapple farmer and his four-year-old Kenson.The fishing village of Anse La Ray (literally, Bay of the Ray in Creole).View from a hilltop suite at Discovery at Marigot Bay.This lagoon, a favorite for snorkelers, was featured in the film Pirates of the Caribbean.A Mango Tease Me, The Edge's signature cocktail.The private beach at The Landings offers everything you need: chairs, umbrellas and turquoise sea.A vendor in the Casteries market sells warm, salt-fish sandwiches and cocoa tea, the local favorite, for breakfast.Women doing laundry in the river in the town of Canaries on St. Lucia. The town's name in Creole actually means "cooking bowl," in reference to its location in a valley among mountains.The iconic Piton peaks viewed from a lookout point en route to Soufiere.The view from Ladera's open-air, pool side bar and restaurant Dasheen. Hard wood decor and tile floors incorporate only island materials — nothing was imported to create the jungle ambiance at this hillside resort that offers such spectacular views from not only the common areas, but ever room as well.Sulphur Springs in Soufiere, St. Lucia, the Caribbean's only drive-in volcano.The bubbling craters of Sulphur Springs, the Caribbean's only drive-in volcano.The UNESCO World Heritage Monument honoring The Piton Mountains. Petite Piton is in the background.The bay off the coast of Soufiere viewed from the hills to the west.
