FORT L’OLIVE

Proposé par Fort l’Olive
156 Rue du Phare

97141 Vieux-Fort

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

Of the original fort, destroyed in 1643, nothing remains. Of the remains of the fort, rebuilt but ruined by the English attacks in 1703 and 1794, there is the old gunpowder depot which houses the embroidery workshop, the battery, consolidated and armed at the beginning of the 19th century, two Nevers cannons from 1843, various elements (fragments of cannon and breechings, mortar balls) and, overhanging the lighthouse, the advanced defense post with the remains of fortifications and four cannons watching the horizon.

SCHEDULES AND DEPARTURES

Monday 09:00-17:00
Tuesday 09:00-17:00
Wednesday 09:00-17:00
Thursday 09:00-17:00
Friday 09:00-17:00
Saturday 09:00-17:00
Sunday 09:00-17:00

Contact Information

Fort l’Olive

156 Rue du Phare
Deshaies
Guadeloupe

+590 5 90 92 01 14

mairie@ville-vieux-fort.fr

Useful information

  • Spoken languages:French, Creole, English