| St Lucia is an island nation in the Caribbean named | | | | number of festivals which are held all round the |
| after St Lucy of Syracuse. At alternate times it has | | | | country and which tourists are witness to. |
| been a French and British colony, with control of the | | | | Major Cities/ Towns owe their origins to the French |
| island switching back and forth between both countries | | | | part of the country's history. The capital of the country |
| at different times until Britain finally succeeded in | | | | is Castries, named after the Marquis de Castries in |
| wresting control from the French. | | | | 1756. Before then the city was known as Carenage. |
| People who live in St Lucia are mostly of African | | | | Other than being the capital of St Lucia, Castries is one |
| descent, other ethnic groups include East Indians, | | | | of the main tourist locations in the country featuring an |
| Europeans as well as people from the Middle East and | | | | assortment of hotels, restaurants and resorts. Castries |
| Asia. Due to it's British leanings, the official language | | | | is also a major port for cruise ships navigating the |
| spoken in St Lucia is English but other language | | | | Caribbean seas. The main airport providing access to |
| variations exist as well. One popular language which is | | | | the city is the George F. L. Charles Airport. Rodney |
| spoken by a majority of the population but which is not | | | | Bay is another popular town , in recent times it has |
| an official language is a creole language mix known as | | | | been associated with the blockbuster movie "Pirates |
| Kwéyòlaka. Unlike most other countries | | | | of the Caribbean" which was shot on location there. |
| colonized by the British however, the predominant | | | | One could easily mistake the bay for pictures of |
| religion is St Lucia is of the Roman Catholic variation. | | | | Monte Carlo with the amount of yachts and boats |
| An excess of 70% of the citizens of St Lucia are | | | | berthed there. |
| Roman Catholics and this is often reflected in a | | | | |