The best places to visit in French Guiana.

Cayenne, French Guiana: the Botanical Garden showcases tropical flora — orchids, palms and medicinal plants — and invites visitors to explore and learn.

Sinnamary, French Guiana: the Pont de Madame de Maintenon, a 19th-century stone bridge, spans the Sinnamary river and links its two banks.

In Cayenne, the mural BIEN GRILLÉES by artist Bassa pays tribute to a roasted peanut vendor, painted on the base of the lighthouse at Fort Cépérou.

Cayenne: the Museum of Guyanese Cultures presents Amerindian collections, colonial archives and contemporary art, with workshops and lectures.

Rémire-Montjoly : le Fort Diamant, érigé de 1840 à 1849 à l'embouchure du Mahury, offre un point de vue sur l'Atlantique et le départ d'un sentier.

In Cayenne, YUNAE by artist Bassa depicts a Kalin'a indigenous woman — both nurturer and warrior — inspired by the Voodoo deity Erzulie.

Cayenne: Fort Céperou, a listed historic monument on Mont Céperou, has dominated the city and the mouth of the Cayenne river since the 17th century.

Cayenne, French Guiana: the "Broken Chains" monument, unveiled in 2011, commemorates the abolition of slavery and the memory of the slave trade.

Near Régina, the Kaw Marshes — one of the largest nature reserves in France — are best explored by pirogue: caimans, capybaras, and giant otters await.

Mana: Saint-Joseph church, erected in 1840 by Anne-Marie Javouhey, is a neo-Gothic wood and brick building adorned with mural paintings.

Iracoubo: the Saint-Joseph Church, built in the 19th century, is famous for its interior frescoes painted by convict Pierre Huguet.

In Kourou, the Tour Dreyfus — a former semaphore tower dating from 1856 at Pointe des Roches — is one of the last remnants of the penal colony, standing where the river meets the Atlantic.

Cayenne: Îlet la Mère, off Rémire-Montjoly, blends free-roaming squirrel monkeys, a circular hiking trail, Amerindian grinding stones and local legends.

Iracoubo, French Guiana: a memorial inaugurated in August 2024 honoring the 47 Kali'na and Arawak people who were victims of the ethnographic exhibitions of 1882 and 1892.

In Régina, French Guiana, the Éco-Musée de Régina-Kaw — the territory's only ecomuseum — traces the history of the Approuague River in a restored Creole house.

In the heart of Cayenne, the Place des Palmistes, lined with palm trees and historic buildings, hosts festivals, concerts, and food stalls in the evenings.

Cayenne: the Franconie Museum, housed in a 1901 Creole townhouse, presents the history, heritage and biodiversity of French Guiana.

Cayenne, French Guiana: a historic square in the city center, formerly the Place du Marché, featuring a war memorial topped with a bronze Gallic rooster.

Roura: Saint-Dominique church, built by Jesuits in the late 17th century in wood and brick, is a listed historic monument on the banks of the Oyak river.

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana: the Camp de la Transportation, a former penal colony established in 1852, can be visited with its Heritage Interpretation Centre (CIAP).

Macouria: "Le Prince de Soula", a mural by artist Bassa in the ZAC de Soula, depicts a smiling boy — a symbol of hope painted for the ATIPART festival.

Sinnamary: Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, a neo-Gothic reinforced concrete structure built between 1928 and 1937, has been a listed historic monument since 1997.

Cayenne, French Guiana: the Saint-Sauveur Cathedral, a neo-Gothic building constructed between 1825 and 1833, is the seat of the Diocese of Cayenne.

Cayenne, French Guiana: the powder magazine, built in 1767 by the Jesuits to store gunpowder, has been a listed historic monument since 1988.

In Cayenne, the former Jean Martial Hospital, a witness to colonial architecture and French Guiana's medical history, is recognised as a historic monument.

In Rémire-Montjoly, the Parc du Moulin à Vent combines relaxation and heritage: a listed 18th-century windmill and a 750-metre walking trail.

In Cayenne, LE GUERRIER by artist Bassa depicts a Kalin'a indigenous warrior blending tradition and modernity, located near the École Jean Macé.

Cayenne, French Guiana: a 19th-century central market on Place du Coq, with an iron structure from the Eiffel workshops, selling fresh produce, spices, and Chinese soup.

Cayenne, French Guiana: a former colonial port on the waterfront, now a quiet local fishing spot bordered by mangroves that sometimes obscure the view of the sea.

In Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, the bronze statue "La Peine du Bagnard" (The Convict's Suffering), installed in 1993 near the Camp de la Transportation on the banks of the Maroni River.