Nothing says “escape to paradise” like ivory-sand beaches, aquamarine sea and palm fronds waving gently in the breeze. And St Lucia has all three – but that’s just the beginning of this island’s attractions.
Defined by two dramatic mountains, the Pitons, this eastern Caribbean isle also has rainforest to trek through, volcanic beaches to recline on and reef-diving sites to explore; it’s just as much pivoted towards adventure as it is relaxation. Visitors could be ziplining through trees or cruising through the world’s only drive-in volcano one day and wandering through an abandoned sugar plantation or soaking in the volcanic mud baths of Soufrière the next.
