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This former 18th-century sugar dwelling, one of Martinique's most flourishing, was the birthplace in 1763 of Marie-Joseph-Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, later wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress of France.
Formerly known as "Petite Guinée", it's a place of remembrance that we highly recommend you visit. On this historically rich site, you'll get an objective view of life on a dwelling of the time, discovering the lives of both the master planters and those enslaved on the plantation. As you explore the old buildings, which can still be seen today, you'll be able to revel in the history of the sugar plantation and the youth of the woman everyone knows as Joséphine de Beauharnais.
The tour begins at the mill, where the cane was transported, and continues in the museum housed in the former kitchen of the main building. With letters, souvenirs and rare objects from the period, as well as antique furniture that once belonged to Joséphine, the historical tour immerses us in the daily life of the empress. Renovated in 2021, the tour now includes an inventory of the slaves living in the house in 1815, and an audio reproduction of part of the trial of Emilie, a young slave convicted of attempted poisoning.
An essential part of Martinique's history, the Musée de la Pagerie will delight you with its verdant setting and picturesque history.
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Ils ont reconstruit le moulin et la cuisine qui, pour une raison de sécurité, est toujours située à l'extérieur de la maison.