More Fort Royal

The island has no fresh water. The fort was built to catch as much rain water as possible and store it in underground cisterns for the residents to use. They needed to have enough to withstand sieges and put out fires as well as meet their drinking needs. As a result the roof gutter system and channels cut into the streets feed into the underground cisterns. Pic. 1 is of one of the many wells that draw from this system.

Pic. 2 is of one of the many paths I wandered while taking in the scenery.

I toured the museum, which didn't allow pictures, but contained prison cells, the remains of shipwrecks and the archeological finds from ancient civilizations that existed on the island before the fort was built.

After touring the fort I headed out to the walking paths. First I followed a path around the outside of the fort (pic. 3). I then attempted to find the botanical path (pic. 4) but am not sure I ever found it. I basically wandered down paths, following the French until it got close to the time I wanted to leave and I made my way back to the ferry landing. None of the sights were major but I had been to Cannes 2 or 3 times before so have seen the major sights. This was a nice change of pace and a nature walk but it would not be my recommendation for someone visiting the area for the first time.