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Corossol Fishing Village
The island as it was before the yachts: fishing boats on the sand and Norman French in the street.
Typical duration
60 min
Price
Free; taxi is the cost
From port
2.5 km / 1.6 mi
Transfer time
8 min
Indoor / Outdoor
outdoor
Queue risk
low
🕐 Best time to visit
Morning, when the boats are back in
Corossol sits in a small bay on the north-west coast, eight minutes by taxi from Gustavia and a world away from it. Fishing boats are pulled up on the sand, nets and lobster pots are stacked along the shore, and this is the quartier where the island's old Norman French is still spoken by the oldest residents. There is a tiny beach, a church, and not much else to do but walk the shore and watch the boats - which is precisely the point after an hour of duty-free boutiques. Bring cash if you want anything from the handful of local stalls.
Getting there from the port
Short taxi ride north over the hill from Gustavia