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| St Lucia is one of the Windward Islands in the middle | | | | people who want to celebrate their wedding on a |
| of the Eastern Caribbean, south of Martinique and | | | | Caribbean Island and for honeymooners who are |
| northwest of Barbados. The capital is Castries in the | | | | looking for a tropical island paradise, because St Lucia |
| north west of St Lucia, which is 27 miles long and 14 | | | | is all of these things. |
| miles wide with a central mountain range the whole | | | | St Lucia is a great place for a family vacation which |
| length of the island with peaks as high as 3000feet | | | | can include any number of land and water sports, |
| plus. | | | | including but not restricted to golf, tennis, cricket, table |
| It is the combination of mountains, forests, low lying | | | | tennis, biking, horse riding, and deep sea fishing, |
| land, small coastal fishing villages, and beaches that | | | | windsurfing, sailing, para sailing, and waterskiing. Water |
| makes a lot of people choose a St Lucia Vacation. | | | | sports are definitely a large part of any St Lucia |
| The mountains are forested and the lush lower slopes | | | | Vacation, especially when you think about the white |
| have splashes of colour thanks to the jasmine, scarlet | | | | sand beaches, and beautiful inviting turquoise blue sea. |
| chenille, and wild orchids. | | | | In addition to all of that there are places to visit like the |
| Probably the most famous landmarks in St Lucia are | | | | beautiful Marigot Bay, Maria Islands Nature reserve, |
| the two towering volcano cones on the south west | | | | Whale and turtle watching, to name a few. |
| coast called the Twin Pitons which are the most | | | | Dining out in St Lucia is a treat because St Lucians |
| incredible sight especially at dusk. | | | | enjoy their food, so this logically means there are a |
| St Lucia’s climate is obviously tropical with | | | | large number of restaurants on the island. The cuisine |
| temperatures varying between 70 degrees to 90 | | | | is best described as a combination of International and |
| degrees Fahrenheit, with rain from June to November | | | | Creole, where fresh local produce plays a huge part. |
| and fairly dry between December in May. | | | | Now you can sea what a great place St Lucia is for a |
| St Lucia has a lot of accommodation choices to suit | | | | vacation, the only question left to answer is how to get |
| most pockets and tastes. There is everything from | | | | there. You can reach St Lucia by air or by sea. You |
| all-inclusive resorts, and large deluxe hotels to luxury | | | | can arrive at airports in the north or the south with |
| villas. You will also be able to find lovely small hotels, | | | | many popular airlines, and you can travel on to your |
| traditional inns, and apartments and guesthouses. You | | | | final destination by helicopter or ferry. You can fly into |
| will find accommodation on the beach or inland, in the | | | | a neighbouring island like Martinique and then catch a |
| north which is completely different in characteristics to | | | | ferry to St Lucia. You may also arrive on a cruise ship |
| the south. | | | | or a yacht. |
| A St Lucia Vacation is for pleasure seeking people, for | | | | |