French Guiana's island capital has a faded colonial air and a gleam of peppers.
A focal point of the Caribbean, South America and Europe, Cayenne is a city of chestnut-skinned Africans, cafè-au-lait Brazilians and Paris-pink French. Vibrant markets and excellent restaurants make this town as pleasing to the belly as it is to the eye; you won't want to be skipping any meals here.
The streets are lined with colonial wrought-iron balconies, potted plants and flowers, and louvered shutters painted in tropical pinks, yellows and turquoise. Outside the colonial city center, a highway-riddled urban sprawl reminds you that you're still in the 21st century.
A focal point of the Caribbean, South America and Europe, Cayenne is a city of chestnut-skinned Africans, cafè-au-lait Brazilians and Paris-pink French. Vibrant markets and excellent restaurants make this town as pleasing to the belly as it is to the eye; you won't want to be skipping any meals here.
The streets are lined with colonial wrought-iron balconies, potted plants and flowers, and louvered shutters painted in tropical pinks, yellows and turquoise. Outside the colonial city center, a highway-riddled urban sprawl reminds you that you're still in the 21st century.
