Sans Souci Palace

Sans Souci Palace, the black race pride

Palace “Sans Souci” (Carefree Palace) was the residence of King Henri Christophe and his family.  Located in Milot, the Sans Souci was built to exhibit to the Europeans and the Americans the pride of not only Haitians but the capability of the entire black race.

King Henri Christophe was a genius builder.  He built the palace in the early 1800s.  The design of the palace is so fancy that it draws the attention of Americans and Europeans  

Sans Souci, an African archichectural heritage

One of Christophe’s advisors, Pompee Valentin Vastey, (Baron Valentin de Vastey), who said that the palace and its nearby church, "erected by descendants of Africans, show that we have not lost the architectural taste and genius of our ancestors who covered Ethiopia, Egypt, Carthage, and old Spain with their superb monuments

Sans Souci has been for the past 200 years one of the most remarkable architecture in the Caribbean.  It is today one of the most visited tourist sites in northern Haiti.  It offers scenery and history.  One person at the center of it all was Henri Christophe. 

A historical heritage
The edifice of Sans Souci becomes one of his many historic legacies for the entire island.  Tourists flock the area to see the palace, and locals enjoy opportunity to make money.  They sell their services, their carved objects, mahogany and whatever tourists want to buy from them.

Milot where the palace is located is 20 km from the second largest city of Cap-Haitien.  The ship docks at the port and tourists have to be driven to the location in about 30 minutes.