Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine APRIL 2019 | Page 560

The
Village of
Soufrière
Soufrière, founded in 1745, is
a colourful little fishing village
surrounding a beautiful bay.
Panoramic views of this photogenic
village can be taken from the road
leading to Vieux Fort. It also has an
interesting history. It is said that
during the French Revolution in
1780, a guillotine was set up in the
village’s town square and many of
the plantation owners and their
family members were beheaded
there. Soufrière lays claim to being
the birthplace of the Josephine, the
wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Photo Credit: Ding Bossladii