Habitation Beauséjour is located at the northern tip of Martinique, in the commune of Grand-Rivière. Built in the 18th century, the estate witnessed the evolution of various crops during the period of slavery. Cacao, sugarcane, banana, and later sugarcane again were cultivated successively on its lands.

Around the main house, which dates from 1820, stand two additional buildings: the “Senator’s Pavilion,” built as the office of Amédée Knight, senator of Martinique who lived there, and another structure that served as a storage area, water house, and stable. Much farther downhill lies the “rue cases-nègres,” which was the living area for enslaved people and later for agricultural workers.

The first owner of the estate was Chambert Anthoine, known as La Rivière, originally from Agde (Hérault), according to documents from 1671. At that time, the property covered about 150 hectares. In 1680, the estate was home to the master, his wife, their two children, and 80 enslaved Africans. Until 1928, nine different owners succeeded one another, including the Knight family, whose patriarch Amédée Alexis Augustin Knight was a descendant of a Black man born in Martinique. Knight, an engineer trained at the École Centrale de Paris, became senator of Martinique in 1899.

A planter and distiller in Saint-Pierre, he acquired the land in the early 20th century, at a time when the sugar industry was in crisis and plantation bankruptcies were common. Despite this, the estate experienced remarkable prosperity under his management. Its surface area expanded from 136 to 285 hectares, and he established a distillery that produced a high‑quality rum, “H.B.S. rum,” which won a gold medal at the Colonial Exhibition in Paris in 1932.

It was also during this period, between 1900 and 1912, that the estate took the name Beauséjour. When Amédée Knight’s heirs sold the property in 1928 to the “béké” Pierre François Honoré Louis de Lucy de Fossarieu, it had grown by another 50 hectares. Sugarcane cultivation and rum production continued, while cacao declined in favor of secondary crops such as corn, beans, and sweet potato. After the Second World War, banana cultivation took over, and rum production ceased in 1958.

For several years, banana was the estate’s main crop, until sugarcane once again became predominant in more recent times.

The estate was listed in the French Register of Historic Monuments in September 1996. It now produces a high‑quality rum that visitors can taste during the tour.

To reach the estate from Fort‑de‑France, follow the N3 to Ajoupa‑Bouillon, then take the N1 toward Basse‑Pointe, Macouba, and Grand‑Rivière. Before entering the village, turn left.

Case à manioc is owned by the Ragald family. They will show you the cassava transformation process in kassav or cassava (great pancakes) and pelletized to prepare the local meal called féroce d'avocat (appetizer made with cassava flour, avocado and cod).

You can also savor it onsite. They also produce cassava flour that is then sold in different shops on the island.

To get there from the N1, take the D22 on the left and the "PFL" direction for more than a kilometer. The factory is located on the left, on a small, steep road.

"An Griyav la" is a former sugar plantation that produced sugar cane to feed the factory of the town Robert.

Today, the plantation of 16.5 hectares mainly produces guava and has a garden with many trees and flowers.

With guava in Martinique, we make juice, jam, jelly basically. You can enjoy it all on site. But you can also find plenty of other local cultures. It is possible to spend the day and have lunch (local food tasting) if you book.

To get there, go towards the Vert-Pre / Gros Morne direction.