It's influences on their culture come from France, Africa, India and the rest of the Caribbean islands. Guadeloupe was first inhabited by the Arawaks and Igneris but later arrived the Caribs and later on Christopher Columbus in 1493. The french later discovered Guadeloupe as well and fought Great Britain for it and ended as French territory at the end of the war.
To travel to Guadeloupe if you're a U.S. citizen, British, Australian, Canadian or any other European Countries you do not need a visa, you only need your updated passport and return ticket confirming that you will go back to the country you came from. If you live in the U.S. you can take your regular passport no visa needed. The currency used in Guadeloupe is Euro therefore one euro will equal to $1.14 dollars.
Depending on the island you would like to visit you can choose a hotel, however the most popular hotel resides on Saint Francois over looking Anse a la Barque. It has a rating of 5 stars which I'm sure you will appreciate, including all the commodities you could ask for and the inexplicable beautiful views to the eye. Since Guadeloupe consists of various islands, I suggest you visit all of them! Each island has a different attraction or shall I say history. On the island of Basse Terre it is known for this 'majestic' beautiful scenery from waterfalls to volcano tops as seen on the picture above. It is also known for its exquisite coffee flavors. The next island would be Grande Terre, its white sand beaches will have you relaxing and enjoy an afternoon of pure bliss as you see your wonderful ocean view. You can then prepare yourself for a night out at the Le Gosier night market where you can find all types of artisanal findings. Marie- Galante brings us to our third island of Guadeloupe, here you can stay entertained by amazing food, with talented chefs who can prepare five star meal of your liking, as well as being famous for their rum a little taste wouldn't hurt anybody. Les Sainte is made up nine small islands 2 of them are inhabited but the rest you can visit. If you are here in Guadeloupe with a lover I suggest your try their famous couples cake "Tourment d'Amour" to fall in love all over again. Last but certainly not least, La Desirade is a more geological place to visit, its filled with natural reserves such as the coral reefs on their white sand beaches will have to wanting to snorkel them all day and see their amazing animals.
