Dive Fair Helen is a friendly independent dive company which is owned and managed by a marine ecologist from St Lucia who has been involved with scuba and marine management on the island since 1986. Started in 1992, Dive Fair Helen is a PADI Resort Dive Centre which offers a wide range of services, for certified divers to beginner resort courses and children's bubble-maker programmes to Advanced Open Water Certification and courses such as underwater naturalist and deep diver.

Theres no shortage of things to do on this 80-acre man-made lagoon with hotels and restaurants.

One of two duty-free shopping centers.

Home to a number of species of rare birds and other wildlife.

Frigate birds and boa constrictors nest at this nature reserve, which isnt much more than rocks jutting out of the sea.

See work by the islands first wood sculptor.

Visitors to Morne Fortune, which means "Hill of Good Luck," will find 18th-century Fort Charlotte located here along with sweeping views of Castries and surrounding area.

A truly luxury seaside resort that can fix you up with any watersport, golf and even horseback riding.

One of the largest churches in the West Indies has some lovely frescoes.

This town square is named for Nobel laureate Derek Walcott, a native of the island.

A lively and colorful market bursting with tropical fruit and vegetables.

A great place to go bird-watching. The St. Lucian parrot particularly abounds.

Grab a beach book at Castries main library.

A two-mile crescent-shaped beach where the well-known Rendezvous resort-hotel is located.

A stately columned building with a collection of antique maps.

A lively three-block plaza with lots of shops to browse in.

At the very center of Castries, Columbus Square is full of remarkable 19th-century buildings.

This bookstore sells copies of unique local books.