Landmark· Martinique· Windward Islands
Domaine de la Pagerie (Empress Joséphine Museum)
14° 31.9′ N · 61° 2.9′ W
The ruins of the La Pagerie sugar estate where Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, the future Empress Joséphine, was born in 1763 and grew up, with a small museum in the old kitchen building.
Practical
Position is the Musée de l'Impératrice Joséphine (OSM), next to the ruins of the sugar works. Wikipedia: the estate was a sugar plantation originally called Petite Guinée, then La Sannois, and is now the Musée de la Pagerie. Doyle Guides notes Joséphine grew up on a 200-acre estate run by 150 enslaved people near Trois-Îlets. About 2.5 km by road from the Trois-Îlets bourg; taxi or car from Anse Mitan. Check opening hours locally (none were given in our sources).
Best for
A history stop that links Martinique to Napoleon and Trafalgar
Nearby
- La Savane des Esclaves (Trois-Îlets)0.5 NM away
- Trois-Îlets Village0.9 NM away
- Trois-Îlets Bourg Anchorage1 NM away
- Au Poisson d'Or (Anse Mitan)1.2 NM away
- Bòdlanmè (Anse Mitan)1.2 NM away
- Le Ti-Taurus (Anse Mitan)1.2 NM away
- Aliotis Plongée (Anse Mitan Liveaboard Dive Base)1.3 NM away
- Anse à l'Âne Anchorage1.3 NM away