One of the most popular Saint Lucian dishes is callaloo. Callaloo is a soup made with greens, okra, and crab or shrimp. Another popular dish is green figs and saltfish, which is a traditional breakfast dish on the island. Green figs are also commonly used in desserts, such as a traditional cake called fig cake.
The Pitons, two mountainous volcanic plugs, form the island's most famous landmark. Saint Lucia is also home to the world's only drive in volcano, the Sulphur Springs. There are a number of small islands off the coast, the largest of which are the Maria Islands, located in the south-east of the island.
The tropical eastern Caribbean island boasts beaches, mountains, exotic plants and the Qualibou volcano with its boiling sulphur springs. Before the visitor influx, banana exports sustained St Lucia, especially after 1964 when it stopped producing sugar cane.