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8 Black-Sand Beaches in the Caribbean With Volcano Views, Hidden Coves, and Beach Bars

A trail drops through thick tropical vegetation in Dominica and ends at a beach moviegoers have already seen on a cinema screen. In Martinique, tables at a legendary beach bar stand just beyond dark volcanic sand, with ti’ punch and grilled fish coming out of the kitchen. On another part of the island, steep cliffs rise behind a tiny cove reached by a long staircase. The Caribbean’s volcanic islands have produced some of the region’s most dramatic beaches, with black and charcoal-colored sand, jungle-covered hills, cliffs, volcanic peaks, fishing villages, and French Caribbean beach towns a...