Its name pronounced "roh-ZOH" (French for "reed," after the river that splits the town), the capital is home to about 15,000 people between the sea and the hills. Roseau rewards wandering: the Cathedral of Our Lady of Fair Haven dominates a hilltop, its stone bones dating to a first wooden church in 1730, rebuilt in stone and neo-Gothic style through the 1800s and finally finished in 1916 — worth a look inside for the stained glass alone. Down at the waterfront, the old Dawbiney Market Square once handled everything from spice trading to slave auctions and public executions; today it's craft stalls and souvenirs. Next door, the small but worthwhile Dominica Museum covers Kalinago history, colonial rule, and volcanic geology. Round it out with the botanical gardens, still showing off a giant baobab tree flattened by Hurricane David in 1979 with a school bus pinned underneath.
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