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| Calibishie | ||
| Country | Dominica | |
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| Residents | unknown | |
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| height | 85 m | |
| Tourist information Tel | 445-8344 (Tourist Information Center. Main Road) | |
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Calibishie is a city in Dominica.
background
This small fishing village on the north coast has a beautiful, very narrow beach. The palm trees almost reach the shore. The Carib Indians called the whole area Batibou. From Calibishie you have a beautiful view over the sea to the French islands Guadeloupe and Marie-Galante.
2.5 km to the west, a cluster of houses forms the village Hampstead. It emerges from the plantation of the same name. This was measured in the 1760s and sold to a Londoner from the suburb of Hampsted. Sugar cane was grown on the plantation. The mill was operated with water power. The facilities have been preserved and are among the best examples of 18th century architecture. Sugar and rum from the plantation were shipped through its own small port on Hampsted Strand. For protection there was a small fortification with a cannon, this is now in Portsmouth. The plantation was sold for the first time at the end of the 19th century and has been owned by the Douglas family since 1946.
The small village stretches 4 km to the west Bense up the mountainside.
If you drive further west on the coastal road, you will reach the small town after 5 km Anse Du Mé at the bay of the same name. The square has been used as a harbor since 1982. With Canadian help, a pontoon bridge was built as a pier.
If you leave Calibishie in an easterly direction, after about 800 meters you pass the Pointe Baptiste, after another 800 meters you reach the bridge over the Hodges River, on which the plantation of the same name is located. Woodford Bay is 3 km to the east. The place Woodford Hill is about 500 m from the beach and a little bit inland and lives from agriculture. In the past there was intensive sugar cane cultivation there, today bananas are planted.
beaches
- Anse soldier. There you will find a small beach, a concrete pier and a customs office. The access road was renewed.
- Hampstead Beach. White coral sand. In bad weather, access is only possible with all-wheel drive vehicles.
- Pointe Baptiste, Calibishie. On one side of Pointe Baptiste you will find bright coral sand, on the other side black lava sand.
- Woodford Bay. Narrow beach, yellow sand, protected by coral reefs, many trees and some palm trees provide shade. A film about Columbus was shot there in 1984.
getting there
In the street
This place on the northeast coast can be reached from Portsmouth on a very winding asphalt road or from Melville Airfield along the Atlantic coast road.
shop
- Alford's Grocery. Food.
- Coral Reef Grocery. Food.
kitchen
- Atlantic View Restaurant
- Bamboo restaurant, Calibishie Lodges, Main Road. Tel.: 445-8537.
- Escape Beach Bar & Grill, Coconut Grove, Pointe Baptiste. Tel.: 445-7997. Open: Wed - Sun from 12 noon.
- Sea Breeze Snack. Nice sea view.
- Veranda View, 445-8900. French-Caribbean, meal with registration.
- Warro's Seaside, at the beach. Tel.: 445-8524.
accommodation
- Calibishie Cove, Hodges Beach. Tel.: 265-1993. 3 rooms, 1 penthouse and 1 villa.Price: In summer: room US $ 135, penthouse US $ 200, villa max. 8 people US $ 490; in winter: room US $ 148, penthouse US $ 240, villa max. 8 people US $ 550. The minimum is 2 nights, plus 10% tax.
- Calibishie Lodges, Main Road. Tel.: 445-8537, Fax: 445-8074. 6 suites, restaurant, bar pool. Location: 10 minutes' walk from Grand Baptiste Bay.Price: In summer: Suite for 2 people US $ 110, with breakfast US $ 130, with breakfast and dinner US $ 180; in winter: Suite for 2 people US $ 125-145, with breakfast US $ 145-165, with breakfast and dinner US $ 195-215. Rental prices including taxes, stay 7 nights, pay 6 nights.
- Dominica's Seaview Apartments, Hodges Main Road. Tel.: 317-1843, Fax: 445-8074. 5 apartments.Price: All year round: Apartment for 2 people 85-105 US $, for 2-4 people 95-115 US $. Rental prices including taxes.
- Pointe Baptiste Guest House, Pointe Baptiste. Tel.: 448-7368, 225-5378. Main house 1 studio, beach. Location: former plantation house, 1½ km east of Calibishie.Price: In summer: main house 1-6 people US $ 270, studio US $ 90; Winter: Main house 1-6 people US $ 350, studio US $ 110. Rental prices including taxes.
- Veranda View, Calibishie. Tel.: 445-8900, Fax: 445-8900. 3 apartments, restaurant, bar, beach.Price: In summer: Apartment for 2 people US $ 85, Apartment for 3 people US $ 95; in winter: apartment for 2 people US $ 95, apartment for 3 people US $ 105. Rental prices including breakfast.
- Windblow Estate, Calibishie. Tel.: 445-8198. 3 apartments, garden with barbecue area and benches. Location: 1½ km west of Calibishie, 15 minutes' walk to the beach.Price: In summer: Apartment 80-90 US $; in winter: Apartment 110-135 US $. Rental prices plus 5% tax.
health
doctors
- Government Health Center. Tel.: 445-7982.
Practical advice
Currency Exchange
- MoneyGram. Currency Exchange.
Tourist Information
police
- Police station, Main Road. Tel.: 445-7120.
literature
Web links
- An official website is not known. Please open Wikidata add.
