Beach· Grande-Terre· Leeward Islands
Grandes Salines (Pointe des Chateaux)
16° 15.1′ N · 61° 11.2′ W
The long, wild beach on the Pointe des Chateaux peninsula below the cross, facing the Atlantic and La Desirade.
Practical
Position: 'Les Salines' beach in OpenStreetMap (way 54719626); Wikipedia mentions the long beach of the Grandes Salines. Swimming is unsupervised and the Atlantic side can have strong surf; the lagoons behind are protected bird nesting areas - stay on the path.
Best for
Beach stop on a Pointe des Chateaux outing
Nearby
- Pointe des Chateaux0.7 NM away
- Anse Champagne (Saint-Francois)4.4 NM away
- Marina de Saint-Francois Fuel Dock4.6 NM away
- Arob@se Cafe (Saint-Francois)4.7 NM away
- Le Ptit Ilet (Saint-Francois Marina)4.7 NM away
- Marina de Saint-Francois4.7 NM away
- Saint-Francois Marina Restaurants4.7 NM away
- Le Zagaya (Saint-Francois)4.8 NM away