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Delve into Gentil
Gentil in Gentil (Laborie) is a city located in Saint Lucia about 16 mi (or 25 km) south of Castries, the country's capital town.
Current time in Gentil is now 07:01 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / St Lucia with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Gentil. The closest airport in Saint Lucia is Hewanorra International Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Saint Lucia is Pitons Management Area in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), North-East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Laborie, Choiseul, Vieux Fort, Micoud and Soufriere. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 85 °F
Morning Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
Evening Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
Night Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 55% |
Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 19% of sky |
General Conditions | Few clouds |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
30°C (86 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
29°C (85 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
30°C (86 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
SUGAR BEACH A VICEROY RESORT
Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort
Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa All Inclusive
East Winds Saint Lucia - All Inclusive
QR Quality Rooms Cedar Palm Villa
Uptown Guest House
River Side House
Villa St Remy
Fond Doux Plantation & Resort
La Dauphine Estate
Videos from this area
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Drag Wars Invasion DBSTV report
Drag wars "Invasion" was held at "The Base" in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia on February 21-22 2010. In attendance were 40 cars from Grenada, St. Vincent and Trinidad along with 20 cars from the host...
British Airways Boeing 777-200 Take off St. Lucia TLPL 1080p
Speed Bird 777 Take off St. Lucia from St. Lucia for Port Of Spain Trinidad. Also check out my aviation photo: ...
JetBlue Takeoff from St. Lucia
JetBlue Airways A320 taking off from St. Lucia's Hewanorra International Airport heading to JFK.
St Lucia (TLPL) Hewanorra International Airport Touch and Go
I recorded this video over a month ago, debated whether to rotate the video, but on doing it, to remove the inevitable black borders, increased resolution (zoom) was required and this reduced...
777 Boeing Landing in St Lucia, Hewanorra Airport 15/10/2013
British Airways Boeing 777 Landing in St Lucia, Hewanorra Airport 15/10/2013.
JetBlue Landing in St. Lucia
JetBlue Airways A320 landing at St. Lucia's Hewanorra International Airport on August 5th, 2012.
British Airways B777-200 Taking Off St. Lucia TLPL
Also check out my aviation photo: http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?photographersearch=Johnathan%20K%20Girard.
St. Lucia Helicopter Tour-Part 1
Helicopter tour from Henaworra Airport to Jalousie Plantation Resort at the base of the Pitons.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Laborie
Laborie is a village on the south coast of Saint Lucia. It was originally called l'Islet a Caret after the Loggerhead sea turtles that were found in the area. The name Laborie is named after Baron de Laborie who was the French governor of Saint Lucia from 1784-1789. At that time the village had a population of 712. The French introduced large estates to the island and after the British took control of the island in 1814, many French landowners remained on their estates.
Balembouche River
The Balembouche River is a river on the island of Saint Lucia.
Piaye River
The Piaye River is a river on the island of Saint Lucia.
Spartan Health Sciences University
Spartan Health Sciences University is a private, for-profit medical school located in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, in the Caribbean. Spartan confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.
Black Bay River (Saint Lucia)
The Black Bay River is a river of Saint Lucia.
Beane Air Force Base
Beane Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located near Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean. The base was likely to be named for James Beane, a US Army Air Force World War I flying ace.
Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia
Vieux Fort is a town located near the southernmost point of Saint Lucia. It is named after a fort that used watch out towards Saint Vincent towards the south. The population is about 4,500, while the surrounding district of Vieux Fort Quarter has a total population of about 16,000. In the 18th and 19th Centuries it used to be an important centre of the sugar industry in Saint Lucia before that industry declined.
Saltibus, Saint Lucia
Saltibus is located on southwestern side of the Island of Saint Lucia. It belongs to one of two of the 11 quarters, or sections of the island, which were sometimes called "districts" under the British colonial government. The village Saltibus is located northeast of the village of Choiseul, and northwest of the village of Laborie. It is located about 27 km south of Castries, the nation's capital.