Vieux Fort Villa for Rent: Brynsifi Villa, Romantic Creole Style, Near Ocean - Property 68716

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Southern St Lucia: Southern St Lucia is beautiful, there is much to see and do with something for everyone. You can experience a wide range of activities and explore the many exciting natural, cultural and historical attractions. Or enjoy tours to other parts of the island, boat tours or day trips to other islands. You can choose amongst many activities: swimming, wind surfing, kite surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, sports fishing, yachting, jeep safaris, canopy ride, golf, beach volleyball, tennis, hiking, trekking, horseback riding, mountain biking and ATV biking. Attractions include Heritage Tourism Sites, plantations, rum distillery, art and craft, special events, cricket, shopping. You can enjoy entertainment, restaurants, cafes and bars. Jazz in the South part of the Annual St. Lucia Jazz festival is held every May. Jazz is followed by Carnival Season including Calypso, where you can hear one of your hosts, trumpet player Reynold Trim, in the South Calypso Tent.

St Lucia Nature Lovers Paradise: You can wonder at the natural beauty of green vistas of mountains covered in rainforest's, see stunning coastline, waterfalls and wildlife in its natural habitat. There are rainforest's walks led by well-informed guides, coastal hikes and botanical gardens. Indigenous species of birds that you might be lucky enough to see include St Lucia parrot, the white breasted thrasher, St Lucia peewee, St Lucia oriole and St Lucia wren. Whale and dolphin watching trips are available. Turtles laying their eggs are an extraordinary sight; you could undertake an excursion to Grande Anse Beach in the North East, between March and the end of July. You can arrange visits via the National Trust to Maria Islands Nature Reserve, where two endangered endemic species are found, the extremely rare Kouwes or racer snake and zandoli te, the whiptail lizard with a bright blue tail. Mankote Mangrove swamp has a hide for bird watching. Inspiration for gardeners is to be found at Mamiku Botanical Gardens.

Vieux Fort Area: Vieux Fort is at the southern tip of St Lucia where the Caribbean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean and provides the perfect position to explore both east and west coasts. You can swim in warm turquoise water, sheltered by the reef, relax on honey coloured sand, be cooled by Atlantic trade winds in Lobsterpot Bay and Anse De Sable Beach. Refresh at local beach cafes and hire wind and kite surf equipment. Vieux Fort has shops, markets, restaurants, cafes, bars and entertainment venues. JQ and Julians supermarkets stay open until quite late in the evenings and open on Sunday mornings. There is a fish market open Monday to Saturday. The main street, Clarke Street, has a thriving street market on Saturday where you can buy locally grown fruit and vegetables fresh from the ground or tree that morning. Monday to Saturday Clarke Street has a variety of stores. Vieux Fort is convenient for travel to Hewanorra International Airport and is a port of entry for yachts.

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