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'''Sainte Marie - Nosy Boraha Nosy Ibrahim, Nosim-bavy (Island of women) is the largest amongst the chain of small islands located at the east coast of Madagascar. The island had been known as Isola Santa Maria since the 16th century when it was discovered by the Portuguese. Following their custom, the discoverers gave the name of the saint of the day to the places where they disembarked. They named Madagascar Isola Santa Lorenzo and when they saw Nosy Boraha, they baptised it Isola Santa Maria, a name which was later Gallicised as Sainte Marie when the French settled there in the 17th century.'''

The island had been known of Sainte Marie is rich in legends and anecdotes: One early story tells the tale of a man who while sailing in his pirogue was carried far away by a whale, then miraculously returned to the island by a dolphin, a legend reminiscent of the story of Jonas and the whale. Another presents the island as an ancient den of pirates and buccaneers from where such famous names as Isola Santa Maria since Nathaniel North, David Williams, Thomas Tew, La Buse and Plantain operated. By the beginning of the 16th 18th century when , it was rumored that with their innumerable crews their number reached over a thousand.  But it was discovered by also the love nest of princess Betia, daughter of the famous [[Betsimisaraka]] king Ratsimilaho, and of the French corporal Jean Onésime Filet - nicknamed "the Portuguesewinkle". Following their customThe marriage of the couple instigated a major resounding event when, on her husband's insistence, the discoverers gave queen ceded her island to France which thus became French territory in 1750. However, the name of island was reintegrated with Madagascar upon the saint independence of the day country. Thanks to their names the places where they disembarked. They named Madagascar Isola Santa Lorenzo other islands also carry the traces of these various moments of history: [[Ile aux Forbans]] (the Corsairs' Island) and when they saw Nosy Borahathe pirates' cemetery, immortalising the memories left by these ocean mercenaries; [[Ilot Madame]], they baptised it Isola Santa Mariain honour of Madame, the daughter of King Louis XV. All this gives a name which was later Gallicised as charm to the island of Sainte Marie when , adding to the French settled there natural beauty of its sites and beckoning visitors to immerse themselves in the 17th centurya not very distant past - only a few centuries separate us from these events.

The island of Sainte Marie may seem to have no vovation other than that of tourism because nature has so clearly contributed to its becoming a privileged destination; it is rich now third in legends and anecdotes: One early story tells the tale list of places to visit in Madagascar. Indeed, all the elements have come together to make it a man who while sailing in his pirogue was carried far away by prefered destination for holiday makers.  Sainte Marie offers a whalemultiplicity of riches which deserve to be known. First of all there are the vestiges of the past, then miraculously returned some four or five centuries old, each having a story to tell to the men of today: The cemeteries are sinister only by their name because they are now only monuments witnessing the dramatic past of this small island by a dolphin, the gravestones being there merely as decorations in the landscape, the Fort with its preserved remembrance of the old French East India Company is a legend reminiscent souvenir of a glorious past. But the story island of Jonas Sainte Marie and its sister islets do not just represent the whalepast. Another presents The present is embodied too in its fine sand, its beaches and its many creeks where holiday makers, fleeing from the mist and fogs at home, can tan themselves in the island as sun at will without being disturbed, whilst communicating with an ancient den omnipresent nature for these islands surrounded by water are quite simply a natural garden that the creator has gifted to mankind in order to preserve it: The great species of pirates tropical trees, such as coconut, [[Madagascar clove|clove]], [[Flamboyant Tree|flamboyant trees]], [[jackfruit]] trees, [[Ravinala|travellers palms]] and buccaneers from where perfumed plants such famous names as Nathaniel North[[vanilla]], David Williamsrare flowers such as anthuriums, Thomas Tewgrow in profusion, La Buse and Plantain operatednot only in uninhabitated areas but also around the villages. By the beginning The wide variety of the 18th century, it was rumored that with their innumerable crews their number reached over insects is a thousandsource of knowledge for researchers.

But it was also tourism introduces the love nest of princess Betia, daughter unfamiliar in every sense of the famous Betsimisaraka king Ratsimilaho, term and of Sainte Marie can offer this at will because the French corporal Jean Onésime Filet - nicknamed "sea is there rich in the winkle". The marriage products of the couple instigated ocean costing a major resounding event whensmall fortune under other skies: Lobsters, on her husband's insistencecrabs, oysters, mussels etc. that the queen ceded her island to France which thus became French territory chefs in 1750. However, the island was reintegrated 's restaurants artfully serve with Madagascar upon the independence of the countrya coconut sauce.

Thanks But what has given a special cachet to their names Sainte Marie in recent years is the other islands also carry the traces arrival of these various moments of history: Ile aux Forbans (the Corsairs' Islan) and humpback whales which come up from the pirates' cemetery, immortalising Antarctic to this area during the memories left by these ocean mercenaries; Ilot Madame, in honour of Madame, the daughter of King Louis XVmating season and give themselves up to unforgettable and very noisy frolicking. All this gives a charm Each year from June to October they can be observed on the island west coast of Sainte Marie, adding to the natural beauty of its sites and beckoning visitors to immerse themselves in a not very distant past - only a few centuries separate us from these eventsisland.