Visit Castries, Saint Lucia, an amazing tropical paradise with this 4K Walking Tour.
Castries is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia, an island country in the Caribbean. The urban area has a population of approximately 20,000, while the eponymous district has a population of 70,000, as at May 2013. The city covers 80 km2 (31 sq mi).
Castries is on a flood plain and is built on reclaimed land. It houses the seat of government and the head offices of many foreign and local businesses. The city is laid out in a grid pattern. Its sheltered harbour receives cargo vessels, ferries and cruise ships. It houses duty-free shopping facilities such as Point Seraphine and La Place Carenage.
Castries is the birthplace of Arthur Lewis, winner of the 1979 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, as well as of Derek Walcott, winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature.
In 1650, the fort auprès du Petit Cul-de-Sac et de la rivière du Carénage was founded by a group of 40 Frenchmen led by de Rousselan, when St. Lucia was purchased by Capt. du Parquet and Monsieur Houel from the French West India Company. The capital was moved to the south side of the harbor in 1769 by Gov. Baron de Micoud. In 1785, the village of Carénage was renamed Castries, after Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, marquis de Castries, the French Minister of the Navy and Colonies.[
In 1835, the British built the western wharf in 1642 to facilitate the coal trade and the first steamship arrived in 1841, the RMS Solway.
During World War II on 9 March 1942, the German U-161 sailed into Castries harbor at night and sank two allied ships,including the Canadian ocean liner RMS Lady Nelson, which was subsequently refloated in the harbour and taken to Canada to be converted to a hospital ship.
Castries has been rebuilt many times, following major fires on 15 October 1805, 6 April 1813, and most notably on 19 June 1948.
Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castries
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0:00 Intro
0:40 Micoud Street
3:55 Derek Walcott Square
9:04 Bridge Street
10:29 William Peter Blvd
13:02 Laborie Street
14:09 Bideau Park
17:37 Jeremie Street
18:05 Castries Market
22:57 Darling Road
27:05 Jeremie Street
30:01 Vendor’s Arcade
33:30 Jeremie Street
34:56 La Place Carenage
36:58 Laborie Street
39:52 Constitution Park
40:54 High Street
43:05 Coral Street
43:52 St. Louis Street
45:58 Peynier Street
47:22 John Compton Hwy
57:58 Fisheries Complex
59:26 Duty Free Shopping Complex Rd
1:03:34 Point Seraphine Duty Free Complex
1:17:47 Castries Downtown
1:19:17 Chisel Street
1:27:48 Chaussee Road
1:32:02 Trinity Church Road
1:33:07 Downtown
1:47:09 Conclusion
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