Dominica's capital of Roseau (pronounced "roze-o"), is a densely populated market town where an assortment of modern buildings and pretty stone and Victorian houses line the streets laying before the back-drop of Dominica's green mountains.
Roseau's waterfront was rebuilt after Hurricane David and has cruise-ship dock and promenade. The Old Market Plaza with its open-air stalls and museum has been made a pedestrian area.
The stained-glass windows are still intact in this mid-19th C church despite damaging hurricanes. Used by sailors as a place of worship, the French name "Notre Dame du Bon Port de la Mouillage de Roseau", translated as "Our Lady of Fair Haven, reflects this piece of history.
The old market plaza / Dawbiney Market Square is a pedestrian area with shops and a craft center. Once the site of the former slave market, a wrought iron Victorian-style memorial marks the old block where slave auctions occurred.
Fort Young is a British fortification converted to a hotel after being damaged by Hurricane David in 1979. The location on the hillside provides fine views over the ocean.
Address: Fort Young Hotel, Victoria Street, Roseau, Dominica , Dominica
The Government House in Roseau and its large gardens are home to the Dominican president. They were once the official residence of the Queen's representative in Dominica.
The Public Library in Roseau is situated in a wooden building with large verandahs and was built in 1905 with funds from U.S. philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
This 19th-C Gothic-Romanesque-style stone St Patrick's Catholic Cathedral is a major landmark in Roseau. Built under the cover of darkness after the government refused to support its construction, it took 100 years to complete and was finished in 1916.
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