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Le Marin

Located at the end of a bay protected by the Pointe Borgnesse and the Pointe Marin, Le Marin is home to one of largest marina of the Caribbean.

The vacation homes in Le Marin are a great alternate to a stay in a hotel. You can choose from a vacation villa, condo, studio or apartment that is styled, designed and furnished to give you a perfectly intimate Caribbean experience. Depending on your taste and budget, you can choose amenities ranging from the comfortable to the luxurious. If you wish, you can take care of the housekeeping on your own or hire the services of an attentive yet unobtrusive staff to take care of the necessities. Sightseeing tours, transport and beach equipments can also be arranged for your convenience.

Attractions

• Piton Crève-Coeur: Located between Le Marin and Sainte-Anne, Piton Crève-Coeur, is an old extinct volcano whose ascension offers exceptional points view on the island of Sainte-Anne. You can see the salt marshes, the savanna of petrifactions, and some far away islets. 

• Diamond Rock: There is an interesting history associated with the rock. It is said that the British dropped sailors on the island of Martinique and registered the rock as a ship, the HMS Diamond Rock. The French, after 17 months of unsuccessful attacks on the rock, apparently set adrift a load of rum near the island. A short time later the French attacked the island of drunken sailors and retook the rock.

• Beaches: The island's black, white or peppered sand beaches surrounded by sugar, palm, banana and pineapple plantations play host to a number of water activities such as swimming, waterskiing, sailing, scuba-diving, snorkelling and spearfishing. For the best bathing beaches head to Ste Anne, Le Diamant and Les Anses d'Arlets.

• Diving: Le Diamant is considered to be one of the 80 most beautiful diving sites in the Caribbean Sea.

Dining

The town has some great eateries serving French and Creole cuisine. Look for fresh seafood, including langouste (clawless Caribbean lobster), ecrevisses (freshwater crayfish), lambi (conch), requin (shark), chatrou (small octopus), sea urchin egg balls, crab and red snapper.

Nightlife and entertainment

For some great night action, you would need to head to Fort de France that has a fair share of bars, pubs, nightclubs, discos and casinos.