Terre d'en Bas is one of only two inhabited islands in the eight island archipelago of Les Saintes – the other is Terre-de-Haut. The population is mainly descended from former African slaves who toiled in the island’s sugar and coffee plantations.

These days it’s a quiet and rural island, unspoilt by tourism and a delightful stop-over on a Terre d'en Bas les Saintes yacht charter.  The charming main village, Petit-Anses, lies on the west coast of the island.

There’s a small fishing harbour, the hilly streets are lined with quaint houses and the church graveyard is decorated with conch shells and plastic flowers. Grande Anse, on the east coast, has a seventeenth century church and good beach. 

The road linking the two villages passes between the twin peaks of Morne Abymes and Morne Paquette and hikers who fancy a few hours on can make a day of it with a nine kilometre (five and a half mile) loop walk between the two, rewarding themselves at the end with some of the delicious pastries on offer at the bakery in Petites-Anses. Both villages have a few casual restaurants.