Caribbean Tourism

MARTINIQUE: USEFUL INFORMATION

TOURIST OFFICES

In Martinique


Office du Tourisme de la Martinique
Rue Ernest Deproge, 97200 Fort-de-France
Tel: (596) 596.63.79.60 - Fax: (596) 596.73.66.93
Website: http://www.martinique.org/

Located on the bay in Fort-de-France, the office is open weekdays from 8:00 to 17:00 and on Saturday mornings. Free maps and brochures are available to visitors. There are also tourist information boots located in the airport, in the cruise ship dock area in Fort-de-France and small branch offices in a number of towns around the island.

In the US

Martinique Promotion Bureau
444 Madison Ave,16th floor, New York NY 10022
Tel: (212) 838.7800, (800) 391.4909 - Fax: (212) 838.7855

In France

Office du Tourisme de la Martinique
2, rue des Moulins, 75001 Paris
Tel: (33#) 44.77.86.00 - Fax: (33#1) 49.26.03.63

In Canada

Martinique Tourist Office
2159 Rue Mackay, Montreal Quebec H3G2J2
Tel: (514) 844.8566 - Fax: (514) 844.8901

French Government Tourist Offices:

French Government Tourist Office (Maison de la France)
444 Madison Ave. 16th floor, New York NY 10022
Tel: (212) 838.7800 - Fax: (212) 838.7855

In Canada

Maison de la France
1981 Ave McGill College, suite 490, Montreal PQ 3A2 2W9
Tel: (514) 288.4264 - Fax: (514) 845.4868

In Germany

Maison de la France
Westendstrasse 47 - 60325 Frankfurt An Main
Tel: (49 )06.99.75.90.497 - Fax: (49) 69.75.21.87

In Italy

Maison de la France
Via Larga 7, 20122 Milan
Tel. (39) 2.58.31.64.71 - Fax: (39) 2.58.31.65.79

In Belgium

Maison de la France
21 Ave. de la Toison d'Or, 1060 Brussels
Tel: (32) 25.13.07.62 - Fax: (32) 25.4.33.75

In Switzerland

Maison de la France
Lowenstrasse 59, Postfach 7226, 8023 Zurich
Tel: (41) 12.21.35.78 - Fax: (41) 12.12.16.44

In Great Britain

Maison de France
178 Picadilly, London WIV OAL
Tel: (44) 714.93.66.94 - Fax: (44) 714.93.65.94

In Spain

Maison de la France
Gran Via 59, Madrid 28013
Tel: (34) 15.41.88.08 - Fax: (34) 15.41.24.12

In Sweden

Commercial Representation Office Nordic Countries
c/o Maison de la France
Nanrnalmstorg 1 A 5tr
SE 111146 Stockholm
Tel: (46) 85.66.122.16 - Fax: (46) 85.66.122.17

In Austria

Maison de la France
Hilton Center 259C, Landstrasser Haupstrasse 2A
Postfach 11A, 1033 Vienna, tel: (43) 17.15.70.62 - Fax: (43) 17.15.70.61.10

Other French Government Tourist Offices in North America

Chicago

676 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-2819
Tel 312-751-7800 Fax 312-337-6339

Los Angeles

9454 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 715
Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2967
Tel 310-271-6665 Fax 310-276-2835

Toronto

30 St. Patrick St., Suite 700
Toronto, Ont., M5T 3A3,
Tel 416-593-6427 Fax 416-979-7587

SALES AIDS AVAILABLE

Maps. Brochures with general information. Hotels. Sales manual packages & tours.

ELECTRICITY

220 Volts. 50 AC.

MARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS

Documents needed for foreigners to wed: Birth certificate (or a copy with raised seal); certificate of good conduct (including certification of "single status"); residency card (one of the couple must have resided on the island at least one month); medical certificate (including blood test) issued within three months of marriage; French translation of English language documents. A "Bulletin de Marriage" & "Livret de Famille" are delivered at the ceremony. No fee is involved.

MEDICAL FACILITIES

Air ambulance. Diving decompression chamber. Doctor on call at hotels. Emergency dental facilities. Pharmaceutical services. 24 hour casualty department. Area hospital South Caribbean. Lameynard Hospital.

RELIGION/CHURCHES

Baptist. Evangelical. Evangelical Christian. Hindu. Islamic. Jehovah's Witness. Jewish. Methodist. Roman Catholic. Seventh Day Adventist.


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