Shaped like a butterfly taking flight, Guadeloupe is the largest island of the French Wet Indies. Its left wing, Basse-Terre, is 312 square miles its right wing, Grand-Terre, is 218 square miles.
Affordale accommodation, activities and restaurants for the French speaking island of Guadeloupe.
A Brazilian chanteuse sings in Terre de Haut.
Today, the main portion of Guadeloupe is an ethereal, butterfly-shaped beauty. Basse-Terre, the left "wing," is largely covered by a dense rain forest that rises to the base of a not-quite-dormant volcano.