Visa and entry requirements Martinique:
Passport not required
No visa is required

Information from the Foreign Office about your trip to Martinique:
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/frankreichsicherheit/209524

Martinique is an overseas department of France with around 400,000 inhabitants. The island is part of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean and is located geographically south of Dominica and north of St. Lucia.

The land area of Martinique, which is around 70 kilometers long and around 40 kilometers wide, is predominantly mountainous and has the 1,397 meter high volcano “Montagne Pelee”, the highest point in the country.

Martinique has a consistently tropical climate, with almost constant temperatures. This means that isolated tropical cyclones can occur, especially in the summer months.

The official language on the Caribbean island is French and the euro is used as a means of payment.

The largest cities on Martinique include Fort-de-France, Le Lamentin, Schoelcher, Sainte-Marie, Le Francois, Saint-Joseph, Ducos, Riviere Pilote, La Trinite, Le Robert, Le Marin and St. Pierre.

Martinique's population is 80% of African descent, while almost 90% of residents profess Roman Catholicism.

Martinique's two most important economic sectors are agriculture and tourism. The country's most important export products are bananas, pineapples, cane sugar and rum. Bananas bring in almost half of the small island's export revenue.

Another large part of Martinique's economy is tourism, with around 80% of all visitors coming from metropolitan France.

Among the most visited tourist attractions of the Caribbean island are, the Diamond Rock, the Theater of St. Pierre, the Anse Noir beach, the Catholic Church of St. Henry, the botanical garden Jardin Balata, the Petit Anse beach, the Cathedral of Saint-Joseph , the birthplace of Empress Josephine, the rum distillery of House Clement, the Banana Museum, the Black Bay, the Franck Perret Museum, the Church of Notre Dame, the fascinating Dufour Bay, the St. Thomas Diamant Church , the Jesuit Trail, the Savanna of the Slaves, the Maritime Museum, the Martinique Zoo and Les Salines Beach.

The capital and largest city of Martinique is Fort-de-France with around 100,000 inhabitants. After the then capital St. Pierre was completely destroyed by the volcanic eruption of the “Montagne Pelee” in 1902, Fort-de-France quickly developed into the political, economic and cultural center of the Caribbean island.

The city's most important sights include the Fort-de-France town hall, the natural harbor, Fort Desaix from 1780, the Palace of Justice, the monument to the French Empress Josephine, the Saint-Louis Cathedral, Fort Gerbault, the historic district , the fish market, the Schoelcher library, the Palace of Justice, the Fontaine Didier, the history museum, the flower park and the Fort Saint-Louis.

In July 2015 I visited Martinique for four days. It was also my only visit to the French Caribbean island so far.

After arriving in the old capital St. Pierre by ferry from Guadeloupe, we then took a taxi over hilly terrain to the current capital, Fort-de-France.

Because I couldn't find a hotel in the entire capital on the Internet, I tried my luck on site, which later turned out to be quite difficult. It was only after a two-hour search that I finally found what I was looking for, not far from the city center.

The city of Fort-de-France is very European, strikingly quiet and somehow had its own charm. While it was still very cozy in the center with a few cafes and restaurants during the day, I almost didn't know what to do in the evening, the city was so dead on a weekday.

The only place that was open in the entire area in the evening was right next to the monument to the French Empress. Luckily, several barbecue stands were set up there every evening and were therefore considered a meeting point for several like-minded residents.

I will always remember a particularly delicious and huge beef chop that I bought straight from the grill for 17 euros. To date, this delicious piece of meat was the best and juiciest cutlet I have ever eaten.

After these very relaxing days in Martinique, I went on my nine-week Caribbean tour and then took the ferry to St. Lucia.

Originally I wanted to take a crossing a day earlier, but due to the carnival taking place on St. Lucia, all previous ships were fully booked. Luckily I was able to get one of the last places for this departure day.