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If this is your first trip to Haiti, start by exploring the tourist attractions
Port-au-Prince and surroundings
Port-au-Prince, a rather urban city, economic and political capital of Haiti, offers you beautiful public places including the Champs de Mars. It is also an essential circuit of pictorial art galleries, restaurants, ...
Montrouis and surroundings
Montrouis is one of the largest seaside tourism destinations in Haiti, with several renowned hotels and resorts, including the Royal Decameron Indigo All Inclusive.
Cap-Haitien and surroundings
Cap-Haitien has the reputation for bringing together the largest concentration of historical monuments (Citadelle La Ferrière ...). The region receives the largest and most costly ocean liner in history, the «Oasis of the Seas».
Jacmel and surroundings
Founded in 1868 by French settlers renowned for its beaches, colorful houses, crafts and annual carnival, Jacmel is considered the cultural capital of Haiti. Cascade Pichon, Bassin Bleu are «musts».
Cayes and surroundings
Famous for its magnificent sunrises and sunsets in the sea, the diversity of its landscapes, its caves and waterfalls, Les Cayes offers many hikes for breathtaking views of the hills overlooking the Caribbean.
Île-à-Vache and surroundings
Île-à-Vache is a real paradise. It is an island of 128 km2 of surface that bathes in the clear water of the Caribbean Sea. You'll think you're on a desert island greeted by a community of friendly people and a very refined cuisine.
Territorial divisions
Haiti is geographically divided into 10 departments, 42 arrondissments, 145 communes and 571 communal sections.
Each department has its own characteristics, its own way of life, its own cooking habits.
History
The island of Haiti (including Santo Domingo) was discovered by Christopher Columbus on December 5, 1492. It was in turn colonized by the Spanish and the French. In 1804, it became the first independent black republic in the world.
Art, Culture and Color
The culture of Haiti is distinguished by its diversity, enriched by the contribution of other cultures: that of Africa, the Ameridians and Europe. She has lived through the ages while preserving ancestral values
Gastronomy
Haitian cuisine is a mix of tropical flavors and multicultural influences. Spain, France, the African continent, and later the United States, all left their mark.
Fashion
Fashion in Haiti is marked, as the soil and gastronomy, by all the inhabitants who have stayed there over the centuries. The influence of the first inhabitants of the island is found mainly in the jewels still worn by modern women.