Soufrière, Saint Lucia 1377579 215428888 2008-05-28T03:55:44Z DumZiBoT 6085301 robot Adding: [[pl:Soufrière (Saint Lucia)]] {{ImageStackRight|150| [[image:Santa lucia soufriere political.png|right|150px|thumb|The Quarter of Soufriere, and town]] }} '''Soufrière''' is a town on the Southwest coast of [[Saint Lucia]] in the [[West Indies]]. Soufrière was the former capital of Saint Lucia during times of French rule. It is now a small sleepy fishing port with an emerging tourism industry. It boasts several attractions including a "drive-in" volcano, the Diamond Botanical Gardens with waterfall (briefly featured in the [[Superman II]] movie) and historic mineral baths, plus the nearby black sand beaches of [[Anse Chastanet]] to the north and [[Malgretout]] to the south. The town is reputed to be the birth place of [[Napoleon]]'s Empress [[Josephine de Beauharnais]]. Although the exact locale of her birth is disputed by historians, it is certain that the Empress spent much of her childhood in the town on her father's plantation. Framing the town to the south are the picturesque [[Pitons]] - comprising the [[Gros Piton]] and [[Petit Piton]]. They rise directly up from the coral reef beds and form part of a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]. The region is popular for snorkeling and scuba diving. Soufrière doubled as the fictional town Port Agnes, capital of the equally fictional island of Cascara in the 1985 comedy movie ''[[Water %281985 film%29|Water]]''. The movie ''[[Creature]]'' was also filmed there. ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Day248bdriveq.JPG|Soufrière Image:PitonValley.JPG|Piton Valley, part of the [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] near Soufrière Image:Malgretout_Beach,_Saint_Lucia.jpg|[[Malgretout Beach]], looking north towards Soufrière Image:Catholic Church Soufriere Saint Lucia.jpg|Catholic Church and Central square, Soufrière, April 2007 Image:The Pitons at Soufriere Saint Lucia.jpg|[[The Pitons]] at Soufrière </gallery> {{SaintLucia-geo-stub}} {{Quarters of Saint Lucia}} {{coord|13|51|N|61|03|W|display=title|region:LC_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}} [[Category:Quarters of Saint Lucia]] [[Category:Towns in Saint Lucia|Soufrière]] [[de:Soufrière (Quarter)]] [[es:Soufriere]] [[fr:District de Soufrière]] [[it:Soufrière (Quarter)]] [[lt:Sufrieras (Sent Lusija)]] [[nl:Soufrière (kwartier)]] [[pl:Soufrière (Saint Lucia)]] [[ru:Суфриер (приход)]]