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	Located at the end of a bay protected by the Pointe Borgnesse and the Pointe Marin, Le Marin was from the very start of colonization a place of predilection for the ships. Today Le Marin has one of largest marina of the Caribbean. With 200 m of altitude the Piton Crève-Coeur, old volcano of basalt and andesite dominates the South of the island. Its vegetation characteristic of the dry tropical forests is rich in scents: sisal plants, cactus-rackets, gommier, ti-baume, pear tree, caribbean pine, mahogany small sheets.

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Ruins of sugar refinery - Piton Crève-Coeur

LE MARIN - MARTINIQUE

Hiking near Le Marin Click on the maps to enlarge

		Hiking the Piton Crève-Coeur 2,5 and 1.5 hours round trip - Elevation gain : 154 meters Level 1 (easy). Access : Crève-Coeur and habitation Crève-Coeur.

		Trace des Caps : Cap Macré - Macabou 5km - 3.5 hours Level 1 (easy) - Hiking along the coast - Path ONF no 29. Access : Cap Macré.

Le Marin

Under the Piton Crève-Coeur, the old sugar habitation of Crève-Coeur, now full of red gommiers, would have been built at the beginning of the 18th century, time of the rise of the large sugar growers and the triangular traffic. The site has the oldest steam generator of Martinique.

Accommodation
Sainte-Luce