27 miles long and 14 miles wide, St Lucia though small in size more than makes up for in beauty with lush tropical vegetation, black sand beaches and the Mt. Soufrière Drive-in Volcano Life and Critical Illness Cover Though the island was officially ceded to the British in 1814, French customs are still prevalent today. Visit worthy attractions include:

Diamond Botanical Gardens in the Soufrière region of St. Lucia is a 2,000 acre estate that includes Diamond Waterfall and the Diamond Mineral Baths with sulphurated spring water said to have healing powers.

Pitons formed 30 million years ago by a volcanic eruption are twin, cone-shaped hills, Gros Piton and Petit Piton rising from the sea off St. Lucia’s southwest coast Key Person Insurance

Pigeon Island National Park located at Fort Rodney has multimedia displays and ancient artifacts highlighting the island’s ecology and history from the Carib Indian settlers, through French and British colonization, until today.

Maria Islands Nature Reserve comprises of Maria Major and Maria Minor, two islands off St. Lucia’s southeast coast. 30 protected acres house more than 120 species of exotic plants and reptiles, several thought to be extinct outside of St. Lucia.

Mt. Soufriere Drive-in Volcano is still technically an active volcano though it emits gases rather than ash and lava, and lets your car right up to the ancient crater, then walk among seething sulphur pools of green and yellow.

Derek Walcott Square originally dubbed Columbus Square was renamed in 1992 for native son who won the Nobel Prize for literature. Brazil Street, Laborie Street, Micoud Street, and Bourbon Street form the perimeter of this little park that boasts a 400-year-old samaan tree.

Fregate Island along St. Lucia’s eastern coast has a nature trail that takes you along nesting Fregate birds, sea caves, and a mangrove swamp and during the rainy season, a waterfall.

Marquis Plantation a working banana plantation is St. Lucia’s largest estate that includes a walk among stands of mahogany and teak, a boat trip on the Marquis River, and lunch in the plantation house.

Morne Coubaril Estate a sprawling 250-acre estate dates from 1713 and interprets 18th century plantation life.

Morne Fortune or “Hill of Good Luck” was one of the most fought-over regions in the Caribbean during the 18th and 19th centuries. A small museum and military cemetery memorialize the many that died while fighting this ground. The Government House is also located here.

Car rental companies in St Lucia include Hertz, Budget, Beez, Dezi, and Cass.

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