subject: A Brief Look At Property For Sale In St Lucia [print this page] Have you ever wanted to own real estate in the Canaries, the Castries, Marquis Estate, st lucia, Gros Islet, Cap Estate, Rodney Bay, Laborie, or Micoud? Then open your eyes: heres a brief look at property for sale in St Lucia.
Saint Lucia is an island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the border with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, its located north / northeast of the island of St. Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers an area of 620 km2 and has an estimated 173 765 inhabitants. The capital is Castries and the island is home to two Nobel laureates: Arthur Lewis and Derek Walcott.
One of the Windward Islands, St Lucia was named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse by the French, the first European settlers. They signed a treaty with the native Carib peoples in 1660. England took control of the island from 1663 to 1667 and in subsequent years, it was at war with France 14 times, while the control of the island changed frequently between the British and French. In 1814, the British took final control over the island, with St. Lucia eventually becoming known as "Helen of the West Indies."
A representative government came in 1924 (with universal suffrage from 1953). From 1958 to 1962, the island was a member of the Association of the West Indies. Finally, in February 1979, St. Lucia was declared an independent state in the Commonwealth of Nations (although it is a member of La Francophonie). The island nation celebrates this every year with a holiday.
Saint Lucia is a legal system based on British common law. The judiciary is independent and involves generally fair public trials. The financial sector has taken the global financial crisis well, but the recession has hit tourism.
Property for Sale in St Lucia:
Property for Sale in St Lucia is a website portal where you can advertise or search through property for sale throughout St Lucia. There are lots of properties on this site marketed by agents, developers and private owners: houses, apartments, villas, land and commercial property. St Lucia has many destinations that are popular with international buyers.
