The Marquis Estate: St Lucia | The Marquis estate st lucia, Caribbean Off-Plan Property Investments http://www.freewebs.com/themarquisestate/... St. Lucia's largest estate is located just outside of Castries, the Marquis Estate is a 600-acre plantation that dates back
to 1723.This will be the stunning location of the New 500 Acre Hotel and spa development. To reserve your dream holiday home, property or investment
opportunity you should contact Pink Property Investments.com state Paul Turner the Sales Director. This development which launches summer 2008 will be a
massive boost to tourism in the area continued Paul. Part of the Marquis Estates beauty is found in its original volcanic creation. According to studies,the
Marquis area would have been among the
first parts of the island to be formed. 70 million years of weathering has created a lush, dramatic landscape of mountain ridges, gentle slopes and the wide
graceful river valley.
The North West of St Lucia is steeped in history. The family of Empress Josephine, Napoleon's first empress, once owned the plantation Paix Bouche just along
the ridge southwest of Marquis; St Lucians claim that the first Empress of the French was actually born there and not Martinique.
A civil engineer by trade, the Baron de Laborie became Governor General of the island in 1784. In an island wide campaign he restored and improved much of
the island’s infrastructure. A portion of the old French Road ran across the Marquis Estate, remnants of stone walls still remain.
The settlement of Dauphin, the bay north of Marquis, was one of great importance during this time and for a short time was the seat of government. It was
blessed with the island’s only stone church and a fort was built on the point of the Babonneau Ridge to protect both the Dauphin and Marquis Bays. It is also
believed that the French governor was in residence at Marquis Estate for a brief period.
The Marquis Estate was at one time well established as one of the largest sugar estates on the island, it´s success was partly due to the river which allowed
easy powering of the sugar mill by waterwheel, also the bays wide mouth, the widest on the island allowed easy access for the
exports of sugar and Marquis rum.
Paul Turner can be contacted on 0044 1928 77 55 49 for more information on the marquis estate st lucia
