Anse à la Barque (cove)

Between Bouillante and Vieux-Habitants is a unique landscape: l’anse à la Barque, natural area of incomparable beauty, a protected site since 1980.
L’anse à la Barque is a tranquil place for visitors and refuge for boats when storms loom. A true enclave, the cove welcomes swells of over 400 m!
If by chance you are visiting when fishermen arrive, you will witness the dance of pelicans, who follow the boats and dive one after another into the water in search of food!
Legend has it that a military ship, laden with louis d’or, was scuttled just offshore and that the seabed remains the guardian of this priceless treasure. You may spot the many underwater archeology enthusiasts that flock to investigate the legend in person...