HISTORY
St Lucia was inhabited between 1000 and 500 BC by the Arawak Indians, who were subsequently conquered by the Caribs. Columbus was the first European to discover St Lucia in 1499, followed by the British, and in 1667, the French.
This much-coveted island was under alternate British and French rule for the next 150 years before it was finally ceded to the British in 1814, attaining full independence in the British Commonwealth in 1979. Today, there are still many signs of the influences left by both cultures; the British contributed language, education, legal and political systems, whereas the French influenced the music and the food.
St Lucia boasts many historic sites such as Pigeon Island National Park and Fort Rodney. Other must-see destinations include Marigot Bay (a striking yacht haven on the west coast), Diamond Falls and Mineral Baths (built by French king Louis XVI), and former French capital Soufrière. The British contributed language, education, legal and political systems. The French influenced the music and the food.
The location of Sugar Beach, between the Val des Pitons, was first sought out by Lord Glenconner in 1982. Internationally known as “the man who bought Mustique”, Lord Glenconner left Mustique after building it into the desirable destination it is today in search of something “smaller but with the same intimacy, personality and potential.” Lord Glenconner now resides in a beachfront residence in the Beau Estate and is the inspiration behind an exclusive community adjacent to Sugar Beach which will be called Glenconner Beach.