Landmark· Marie-Galante· Leeward Islands
Chateau Murat
15° 52.7′ N · 61° 18.0′ W
The ruined 'château' and great house of Habitation Murat, in 1839 the largest sugar plantation in Guadeloupe with 307 enslaved people; today it houses the free Écomusée de Marie-Galante, a listed windmill, a medicinal-plant garden and the stage of the Terre de Blues festival.
Practical
Position is the Château Murat building (OSM), Section Murât, Grand-Bourg, about 2 km east of town. Écomusée hours Mon-Fri 9am-12:30pm and 2:30pm-5pm, Sat-Sun 9am-1pm, closed public holidays; free entry; tel 0590 97 48 68 (tourist office). On site: master's house with permanent exhibition, old kitchens, windmill (1814, listed 1991), animal mill, sugar works, former slave hospital (documentation centre). The Sentier Murat (7.6 km loop, 2.5 hours, red markers) links it to the Mare au Punch and the Pirogue sugar works.
Best for
History of sugar and slavery on the island
Nearby
- Terre de Blues Festival0.1 NM away
- Marie-Galante Hospital & Clinics0.8 NM away
- Grand-Bourg Provisioning & Services0.9 NM away
- Marie-Galante Carnival (Woy Mi Mass)0.9 NM away
- Siwo Café (Grand-Bourg)1 NM away
- Grand-Bourg Port (Marie-Galante)1.1 NM away
- Marie-Galante Clearance (Grand-Bourg Customs)1.1 NM away
- Mare au Punch1.5 NM away