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Pointe-à-Pitre
Pointe-à-Pitre (Grand-Terre) — Pointe-à-Pitre—Guadeloupe’s economic and cultural backbone—is the place to go to get your finger on the pulse of Caribbean life. Colonial architecture reigns in the maze of bustling shopping streets and many public markets, including La Darse’s fish and farmer’s market, the flower market, and the covered spice market. The town’s main shopping streets are rue Schoelcher, rue de Nozières, and the busy rue Frébault. St-John Perse Cruise Terminal has its own mall (with about two dozen shops).