Tripatini2024-03-28T21:16:35Zhttps://tripatini.com/group/guadeloupe/photos/feed/allGuadeouple's premier rum distillery, Damoiseauhttps://tripatini.com/group/guadeloupe/photos/guadeloupe-damoiseau-rum-rhum-agricole-distillery-spirits2023-02-08T11:35:52.000Z2023-02-08T11:35:52.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10960462252?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Of Gwada's 13 rum distilleries, the best known and with the largest market share - as well as the only one of Basse Terre island - is Damoiseau, founded in the lown of Le Moule in 1942. With 58 hectares of sugarcane fields, it produces some 8 million litres of white, dark, and aged rum every year, exporting most of it, to some 40 countries. Now run by the founder's grandson, Hervé Damoiseau, it welcomes visitors for tours and tastings.<br /><br /><br />Read more in Tripatini member <a href="https://tripatini.com/members/MarineBettler">Marine Bettler</a>'s post <a href="https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/guadeloupe-rhum-rum?edited=1" target="_blank">Rhum, the Spirit of Guadeloupe</a>.<br /><br /><br /></p></div>Grand Anse Beach, one of Guadeloupe's loveliesthttps://tripatini.com/group/guadeloupe/photos/guadeloupe-plage-grand-anse-beach-beaches2023-02-08T10:52:20.000Z2023-02-08T10:52:20.000ZJordan Simonhttps://tripatini.com/members/JordanSimon<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10960321075?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Located on the southern coast of Basse Terre island near the town of Deshaies, Guadeloupe's longest beach (more than a kilometer) is a marvel of golden sands and lack of crowds!<br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:8pt;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/gwadazindien/9152015069" target="_blank">Sylvain Abdoul Photographie</a></span></p><p> </p></div>Point-à-Pitre's Memorial ACTe slavery museumhttps://tripatini.com/group/guadeloupe/photos/guadeloupe-memorial-acte-slavery-museum2022-04-24T12:21:18.000Z2022-04-24T12:21:18.000ZMaría Joséhttps://tripatini.com/members/MariaJose<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10435950688?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Several Caribbean islands have sites and institutions dedicated to the memory and history of the terrible transatlantic slave trade (such as Kurá Holanda in Curaçao), but the this one, Memorial ACTe, inuagurated in in capital Point-à-Pitro in 2015, is one of the largest and most comprehensive: <a href="https://www.guadeloupe-islands.com/memorial-acte/">https://www.guadeloupe-islands.com/memorial-acte/</a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:8pt;"><em>(<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:2015-M%C3%A9morial_ACTe.jpg" target="_blank">Bagolina</a>)</em></span></p><p> </p></div>