European Heritage Days 2026 in Martinique: Programme, Dates and Must-See Visits

Habitation Beauséjour — Grand’Rivière

Take advantage of this exceptional opening to discover this Creole estate protected as a Historic Monument. Explore its 2.5 hectares of century-old gardens, ponds and terraces overlooking Grand’Rivière.

📅 Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September 2026

🕐 9 am – 6 pm

📍 Habitation Beauséjour, Grand’Rivière

🎟️ Free – self-guided visit

💡 Our tip: make the most of your drive to Grand’Rivière to discover the landscapes of northern Martinique.

🔐 Exceptional opening

Prefecture of Martinique — Fort-de-France

Step inside the Hôtel du Gouvernement, the first reinforced-concrete building constructed in Martinique. Its architecture, notably inspired by the Petit Trianon, is exceptionally revealed during a guided tour in the heart of Fort-de-France.

📅 European Heritage Days 2026

🕐 According to your booked time slot

📍 Rue Victor Sévère, Fort-de-France

🎟️ Free – booking required

💡 Our tip: book your time slot in advance to secure your visit.

🔐 Exceptional opening

Habitation La Sucrerie — Les Anses-d’Arlet

Discover a traditional Martinican house built at the top of a hill, restored with respect for its historic architectural features. Usually closed to the public, Habitation La Sucrerie exceptionally opens its doors for European Heritage Days.

📅 Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September 2026

🕐 Times vary depending on the type of visit

📍 Habitation La Sucrerie, Les Anses-d’Arlet

🎟️ Free

💡 Our tip: choose the guided tour to learn more about the estate’s history and architecture.

🔐 Exceptional opening

Château Dubuc — La Trinité

In the heart of the Caravelle Peninsula, explore the remains of this 18th-century former sugar estate, listed as a Historic Monument. Overlooking Baie du Trésor, the estate combines heritage, history and remarkable scenery.

📅 European Heritage Days 2026

🕐 Times vary depending on the visit

📍 Caravelle Peninsula, La Trinité

🎟️ Free – booking required for some guided tours

💡 Our tip: wear comfortable shoes and bring sun protection to explore the site in good conditions.

Immersive tour of La Favorite Distillery — Le Lamentin

Step behind the scenes at La Favorite and discover the different stages involved in producing agricultural rum, from processing sugar cane to bottling. An immersive visit offering an insight into expertise passed down through generations.

📅 Saturday 19 September 2026

🕐 9 am – 4 pm

📍 La Favorite Distillery, Le Lamentin

🎟️ Free – booking required

💡 Our tip: opt for a morning visit to give yourself plenty of time to explore the site and discover the different stages of production.

Tour of the Galion Sugar Factory — La Trinité

Step inside the last operating sugar factory in Martinique and discover an industrial heritage closely linked to the island’s sugar cane history. The tour provides an opportunity to explore the facilities and better understand how sugar cane is processed.

📅 Friday 18 September 2026

🕐 8 am – 12 pm

📍 Galion Sugar Factory, La Trinité

🎟️ Free – registration required

💡 Our tip: wear closed-toe shoes and follow the instructions provided when booking, as you will be visiting a working industrial site.

🔐 Exceptional opening

Habitation La Salle, a 17th-century sugar estate — Sainte-Marie

Travel back to the origins of sugar production at Habitation La Salle, a reconstruction of a 17th-century sugar estate. Its animal-powered mill, boilers, distillery and traditional techniques reveal how sugar cane was once processed.

📅 Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September 2026

🕐 Depending on the scheduled activities

📍 Habitation La Salle, Sainte-Marie

🎟️ Free admission – some activities may require booking

💡 Our tip: check the activity schedule before your visit so you can combine your tour of the estate with one of the experiences offered on site.

Meet Sully Cally, cooper at Saint James — Sainte-Marie

Meet Sully Cally, a cooper at Saint James and discover a craft that plays an essential role in ageing rum. Through cooperage demonstrations and cultural transmission, this encounter highlights a traditional skill that remains very much alive in Martinique.

📅 European Heritage Days 2026

🕐 According to demonstration times

📍 Habitation Saint James, Sainte-Marie

🎟️ Free

💡 Our tip: check the demonstration times before arriving so you can see the cooper at work rather than simply visiting the exhibition area.

Night hike — Sainte-Marie

Discover Martinique’s heritage after nightfall on a hike combining walking, landscapes and exploration of the local area. An original experience offering a completely different way to discover the island after daytime visits have ended.

📅 Friday 18 September 2026 🕐 6 pm – 9 pm 📍 Sainte-Marie 🎟️ Free – registration required

💡 Our tip: bring a headlamp, suitable walking shoes and water to enjoy the hike in good conditions.

Heritage Rally — Northern Martinique

Hit the road for a rally exploring Martinique’s heritage. Stops, discoveries and challenges turn the route into an active experience where the journey itself becomes part of the adventure.

📅 Sunday 20 September 2026

🕐 According to the schedule provided upon registration

📍 Route provided by the organiser

🎟️ Registration required

💡 Our tip: plan ahead and make sure you have enough fuel before setting off: this time, the journey is part of the experience.

Remarkable Garden at Habitation Saint-Étienne — Gros-Morne

Explore the Remarkable Garden at Habitation Saint-Étienne, where majestic trees, tropical plants and landscaped grounds surround the historic estate. This guided tour offers another way to discover the property’s heritage through its natural environment.

📅 European Heritage Days 2026

🕐 According to guided tour times

📍 Habitation Saint-Étienne, Gros-Morne

🎟️ Free

💡 Our tip: bring sun and mosquito protection to enjoy the garden comfortably.

Les Racines de Bel Air — Le Lamentin

Discover a Creole garden in Morne Pitault and experience a living heritage where plants, traditions and knowledge passed down through generations come together. For its first participation in European Heritage Days, Les Racines de Bel Air invites visitors into a site usually closed to the public.

📅 Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September 2026

🕐 According to the scheduled activities

📍 Les Racines de Bel Air, Morne Pitault, Le Lamentin

🎟️ Free – booking may be required for some activities

💡 Our tip: check the workshop programme before setting off so you can choose your visit time according to the experience you would most like to enjoy.

🔐 First participation – exceptional opening

Les trésors du Galion” treasure hunt — La Trinité

Set off in search of the treasures of Le Galion with a treasure hunt combining clues and heritage discovery. A fun way to explore the history of the site while solving challenges along the way.

📅 European Heritage Days 2026

🕐 According to activity times

📍 Le Galion, La Trinité

🎟️ Free

💡 Our tip: take your time solving the clues as a team. This activity is particularly well suited to a family day out.

Sugar cane railway — Sainte-Marie

Climb aboard the train connecting the Saint James Rum Museum and Habitation La Salle and discover the history of sugar cane from a different perspective. The journey takes you back in time through Martinique’s railway, agricultural and rum-making heritage.

📅 European Heritage Days 2026

🕐 According to train departure times

📍 Saint James – Habitation La Salle, Sainte-Marie

🎟️ According to activity conditions

💡 Our tip: check the departure times before your visit so you can combine the train ride with exploring both heritage sites.

Heritage Quiz at Habitation Saint-Étienne — Gros-Morne

Test your knowledge of Habitation Saint-Étienne and Martinique’s heritage with a quiz to complete while exploring the estate. A simple and interactive activity encouraging visitors to pay even closer attention to their surroundings.

📅 European Heritage Days 2026

🕐 According to activity times

📍 Habitation Saint-Étienne, Gros-Morne

🎟️ Free

💡 Our tip: explore the estate before answering the questions, as some of the things you discover during your visit may help you.

Tour and dance workshop at La Maison Rouge — Fort-de-France

Discover La Maison Rouge: Maison des Arts before moving from observation to participation with an introductory dance workshop. A living cultural experience that allows you not only to discover heritage, but also to experience it through movement.

📅 European Heritage Days 2026

🕐 According to tour and workshop times

📍 La Maison Rouge: Maison des Arts, Fort-de-France

🎟️ According to event conditions

💡 Our tip: wear comfortable clothing so you can take part in the dance workshop.

L’Art Boutik, discover local craftsmanship — Sainte-Marie

At the heart of Saint James Distillery, L’Art Boutik showcases Martinican artisans and creators. Discover their work, learn about their techniques and experience a living heritage passed on through craftsmanship and creativity.

📅 European Heritage Days 2026

🕐 According to event times

📍 Saint James Distillery, Sainte-Marie

🎟️ Free admission

💡 Our tip: take the time to talk with the artisans and discover the stories and techniques behind their creations.

Photography workshop at Habitation Saint-Étienne — Gros-Morne

Take a fresh look at heritage during a photography workshop at Habitation Saint-Étienne. Architecture, vegetation and details throughout the estate become subjects to observe and photograph, echoing the 2026 theme dedicated to photographic heritage.

📅 European Heritage Days 2026

🕐 According to workshop times

📍 Habitation Saint-Étienne, Gros-Morne

🎟️ According to workshop conditions

💡 Our tip: fully charge your phone or camera before your visit so you can make the most of the workshop.

“Saint-Pierre n’est pas une ruine” — Fort-de-France

Through the work of photographer Adeline Rapon, the exhibition Saint-Pierre n’est pas une ruine invites visitors to look beyond the image of a town defined solely by the 1902 disaster. This photographic approach explores memory, traces of the past and Saint-Pierre’s living heritage.

📅 European Heritage Days 2026

🕐 According to exhibition opening times

📍 Direction des Affaires culturelles, Fort-de-France

🎟️ Free admission

💡 Our tip: take a moment to look at the photographs before reading the accompanying information and form your own impression of Saint-Pierre and the traces of its past.

Open-air exhibition of historic photographs — Basse-Pointe

Rediscover Basse-Pointe through historic photographs displayed throughout the town. This open-air exhibition combines memory and photography, offering a different perspective on how the area and its heritage have evolved over time.

📅 Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September 2026

🕐 8 am – 6:30 pm

📍 Basse-Pointe

🎟️ Free – open access, no booking required

💡 Our tip: enjoy the exhibition as a walk through Basse-Pointe and take time to compare the historic photographs with the landscapes and places you see today.

Guided tour of Batimat Recyclage — Le Lamentin

Discover how construction waste and surplus concrete are transformed into new building materials. From the walkway overlooking the sorting area, observe the different stages of the recycling process and discover a concrete example of the circular economy in Martinique.

📅 European Heritage Days 2026

🕐 According to available tour slots

📍 Carrière Morne Doré, Le Lamentin

🎟️ Registration required

💡 Our tip: wear closed-toe shoes to visit the industrial site safely and comfortably.

Touristriel — Discover Martinique’s local industries

Discover a lesser-known side of Martinique by stepping behind the scenes of its businesses and production sites. Touristriel offers an opportunity to meet local professionals, discover their jobs and understand how industry contributes to the island’s economic heritage.

📅 European Heritage Days 2026

🕐 Depending on the selected site

📍 Several locations across Martinique

🎟️ According to each visit’s conditions

💡 Our tip: check the participating companies before planning your route, as activities and locations may vary from one site to another.