French Guiana
4 places in the index.
- Currency
- EUR
- Languages
- French
- Plugs: C, E
- Drives on the right
Places in French Guiana
Cayenne
Cayenne combines a Caribbean-French atmosphere with colorful Creole architecture. Its compact downtown is walkable, with mangroves separating much of the city from the sea.
- Daily budget (USD)
- ~$108
- Best months
- Aug–Oct
Kourou
Kourou is a small coastal town in French Guiana, best known as the site of the Guiana Space Centre, the European Space Agency's primary launch facility since the 1960s. The town also carries a dark history as part of the former French penal colony system, which closed in 1946.
Atlas entry
Saint-Georges
Saint-Georges sits on the Oyapock River, the natural border between French Guiana and Brazil. With the bridge to Oiapoque completed in 2011 and opened to traffic in 2017, this town serves as a key border crossing point.
Atlas entry
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is a frontier city straddling the Maroni River on French Guiana's western border with Suriname. Once the infamous arrival point for convicts destined for the penal colony—including the famed Papillon—this city preserves its dark colonial heritage in the Camp de la Transportation.
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