Le Moule is one of the oldest French settlements on Guadeloupe, dating to 1696, and was an Amerindian community prior to that. Visitors can see the most interesting old buildings around the town square, including the 18th C neoclassic church. The port features 18th C ruins of a fort and customs house, demolished by British invaders in 1809.
The Edgard Clerc Museum features objects and exhibits revealing the pre-Columbian civilizations of the Arawaks and Caribs. Visitors can trace the evolution of geology, plant and animal life of Guadeloupe.
Address: Musée Edgard Clerc, Parc de la rosette, 97160 Le Moule, Guadeloupe
The Gardel Sugar Refinery was founded in 1870 and is the last remaining sugar refinery on the islands. Visitors can see and photograph draft teams bringing in the cane to the refinery.
At Morel-on-Seaside visitors can see the digs of the Amerindian archaeological site, where evidence of two millennia of pre-European habitation was found. There is also a forestry station with a collection of local flora.
Through the Watersport Center in La Moule visitors can hike, paraglide, rent mountain bikes and take kayaks up rivers, through the mangroves or out on the surf. Qualified instructors are available to help beginners.
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