From Musée Saint-John Perse on: Pointe-à-Pitre’s list
Visitors to Pointe-à-Pitre can choose from 10 attractions, 5 museums and 2 forts. 7 places to visit are mapped in Pointe-à-Pitre, with 13 more within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 6 of the places on the list. A longer outing takes you to Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Guadeloupe de Basse-Terre, 34 km off.
What Pointe-à-Pitre is known for
Alongside Musée Saint-John Perse you find 3 museums, a gallery and an attraction.
MuseumMusée Saint-John Persein townMuseumMuseumPavillon l'Herminierin townMuseumMuseumMusée Schœlcherin townArt galleryArt galleryAtelier Odyséein townMuseumMuseumMémorial ACTein townAttractionAttractionGalerie Nozièresin townBest known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Mapped
The map puts most of the 13 to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Pointe-à-Pitre; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
10 are other sights; museums or galleries come next with 6.
Dark: in Pointe-à-Pitre. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
After the 7 in town come 13 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 7 places in Pointe-à-Pitre first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Pointe-à-Pitre → · Parks and trails in Pointe-à-Pitre →
Bigger names, a drive away
Worth the drive, Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Guadeloupe de Basse-Terre (34 km) is first of the 5.
GardenJardin botanique de Deshaies29 km west, in DeshaiesAttractionAttractionHabitation La Grivelière28 km southwest, in Vieux-HabitantsHistoric houseHistoric housePalais du conseil général35 km southwest, in Basse-TerrePlaces within 40 km of Pointe-à-Pitre with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Pointe-à-Pitre
What is there to see in Pointe-à-Pitre?
The first on our list in Pointe-à-Pitre are Musée Saint-John Perse, Pavillon l'Herminier, Musée Schœlcher and Atelier Odysée. We list 7 places in town. Another 13 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Pointe-à-Pitre?
6 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Saint-John Perse, Pavillon l'Herminier, Musée Schœlcher and Atelier Odysée.
Which places in Pointe-à-Pitre are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Pointe-à-Pitre is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Pavillon l'Herminier.
What well-known places are within a day out of Pointe-à-Pitre?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Guadeloupe de Basse-Terre (34 km), Fort Delgrès (35 km), Jardin botanique de Deshaies (29 km), Habitation La Grivelière (28 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Pointe-à-Pitre, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Musée Saint-John Perse: Aristoi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin botanique de Deshaies: myself, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.