A small marker on the waterfront pier at Le Carbet commemorates Columbus's landing here in 1502. This was the first confirmed European contact with Martinique — though the Carib people who were already living on the island had a less celebratory view of the occasion.
The marker is modest, easily missed if you are not looking for it, and the pier itself is a pleasant spot to sit in the early evening when the fishing boats come in. The dark volcanic sand beach in front of the town stretches south, and on clear days the outline of Saint Lucia is visible on the southern horizon.