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Useful Info
One of the key steps in getting the most out of your trip is doing the necessary planning before embarking on your vacation. This may seem like the most boring part of your journey, but the information gathered will be very useful on your vacation.
- Samu (Medical Emergency)
- Phone: 05 96 75 15 75 or dial 15
- Sos médecin (Doctor)
- Phone: 05 96 63 33 33
- Fire Department
- Dial 18
- Police
- Dial 17
- Sea Rescue (CROSSAG)
- Phone: 05 96 70 92 92
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER PIERRE ZOBDA-QUITMANN
CENTER FOR WOMEN, MOTHERS AND CHILDREN (ex maternity ward) - BP 632 - 97261 FORT DE FRANCE
- Phone: 05 96 55 20 00
- Fax: 05 96 75 50 60
- www.chu-fortdefrance.fr
- State of the art equipment for all areas of specialization.
- The hospital is equipped with a recompression chamber.
- CENTRE HOSPITALIER GENERAL LOUIS DOMERGUE de TRINITE
- Phone: 05 96 66 46 00
- HOPITAL DU SAINT ESPRIT
- Phone: 05 96 77 31 11
- CENTRE HOSPITALIER DU LAMENTIN
- Phone: 05 96 57 11 11
- CENTRE HOSPITALIER DU CARBET
- Phone: 05 96 78 02 20
- HOPITAL LORRAIN - BASSE-POINTE
- Phone: 05 96 53 27 27
- CLINIQUE SAINT PAUL - FORT DE FRANCE
- Phone: 05 96 39 40 00
- CLINIQUE SAINTE MARIE - SCHOELCHER
- Phone: 05 96 71 22 22
- CURRENCY
- Martinique uses the same currency as on mainland France:
- the Euro. US Dollars are also generally accepted,
as well as all major credit cards. - Nonlocal checks may be refused by some businesses.
- There are many ATMs available all throughout the island.
- BANKS
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- Banks located in Martinique:
- Banque Française Commerciale (BFC)
- Banque des Antilles Françaises (BDAF – Crédit Lyonnais)
- Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP)
- Société Générale de Banque aux Antilles (SGBA)
- BRED – Banque Populaire
- Crédit Agricole
- Crédit Mutuel
- Caisse d’Epargne – Banque Postale
- CHANGE CARAIBE
- 4 rue Ernest Deproge – 97200 FORT DE FRANCE
- Open from Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm
- Open on Saturdays from 8 am to 12:30 pm
- Phone: 05 96 60 28 40
- POINT CHANGE
- 14 rue Victor Hugo – 97200 FORT DE FRANCE
- Phone: 05 96 60 35 56
- MARTINIQUE CHANGE
- 137, rue Victor Hugo – 97200 FORT DE FRANCE
- Phone: 05 96 63 80 33
- All modern means of communication are available in Martinique:
- telephone, fax, international network access, cell phones as well as many
phone booths located in urban areas and towns. The island has an excellent
Internet network. The majority of hotels provide Wi-Fi access which is also
available at the MARTINIQUE AIME CESAIRE airport. - All phone numbers in Martinique have 10 digits starting with 05 96
or 06 96 for cell phones.
- Calling Martinique:
- From the United States:
- 011 + 596 + 596 + 6 digit number for land lines
- 011 + 596 + 696 + 6 digit number for cell phones
- From European countries except France:
- 00 + 596 596 + 6 digit number for land lines
- 00 + 596 696 + 6 digit number for cell phones
- Calling from Martinique:
- To the United States:
- 001 + AREA CODE + number
- To Europe:
- 00 + COUNTRY CODE + number
- Tap water is potable throughout the island. Both plain and sparkling water are bottled on site at the many mineral water springs.
- Electricity is supplied at 220 volts.
- Bring light clothing as well as something a little warmer to wear on cool evenings, sunglasses, sunscreen and mosquito repellant.
- www.meteo.gp or www.meteo.fr
- Phone: 05 96 63 99 66
- Voice Server: 08 36 68 08 08
Calendar - May
Culinary Week
Alizes News
Martinique continues to expand and enhance its tourism product for 2010, welcoming two new boutique “hotels de charme,” as well as a new hotel renovation and enhancements to an ecotourism attraction to entice visitors like never before.