The iconic Pitons of St. Lucia—Petit Piton on the left, Gros Piton on the right—are ancient volcanic plugs that rise from the island's southwestern shore. The peaks are a familiar sight to passing yachts, while their sheer topography continues underwater for memorable diving and snorkeling.  

The majority of St. Lucia's accommodations are found in the island's northern quarter, where white-sand beaches wind around Rodney Bay. Here at The Beach Club, a restaurant at The Landings resort, the sunset vista includes a backdrop of Pigeon Point, crowned by a fort dating to 1778.  

By day, Anse la Raye is a sleepy fishing village, typical of many such settlements in the Caribbean. But on Friday nights, Anse la Raye's fish fry draws an appreciative crowd from across St. Lucia for a meal of the freshest fish and crustaceans, served at tables parked in the sand.  

The deep gorges slicing down the volcanic peaks of St. Lucia create myriad waterfalls. Toraille Falls tumbles from the slopes of Mount Gimie, the island's highest point, and is easily accessed from the road to the Fond St. Jacques rainforest.  

The colorful water taxi Another Peach on Earth is based at Anse Chastanet, a beach on St. Lucia's southwestern coast, and shuttles guests to the town of Soufrière and Anse Mamin, a beach inaccessible by road. Petit Piton towers in the distance.  

The sand at Anse Chastanet may be silvery grey, but immediately offshore lies one of St. Lucia's finest dive and snorkeling reefs. The beach is also home to the restaurant Trou au Diable, and on Tuesday evenings the sand glimmers with tiki torches.  

Pink ginger lilies are one of the many flowers that flourish at St. Lucia's Diamond Botanical Gardens, originally developed in 1784.  

Designed by owner-architect Nick Troubetzkoy, Jade Mountain is St. Lucia's most unique resort. The 24 suites each boast a private pool with an infinity lip, open on one side to a fulsome view of the Pitons.