Phare de La Caravelle, Maritime lighthouse in La Trinité, Martinique.

The Phare de La Caravelle is a small square tower of stone and rubble masonry painted brick red, topped by a white lantern. It stands on the highest summit of the Caravelle peninsula, 162.55 m above the sea, making it France's second-highest lighthouse after Vallauris. White stepped patterns mark the tower's corners, and a white gallery railing and domed lantern crown it.

The lighthouse was built between 1860 and 1861 during the reign of Napoleon III and began operations in 1862. Over the following decades, the facility underwent several upgrades to its power systems to meet changing maritime navigation needs.

The tower's red brick paint and white lantern are matched by a 2020 La Poste stamp booklet, "Repères de nos côtes", one of twelve permanent-validity stamps featuring the lighthouse. The former keepers' house below the tower recounts their history: they worked in pairs, isolated for six days for every three days off.

Visitors reach the lighthouse on foot via a path that winds through vegetation and rocky terrain, requiring a reasonable level of fitness. The best time to visit is early morning or late afternoon when the sun does not beat directly on the open cliffs and visibility toward the sea is better.

The lighthouse was automated in 1970 and no longer required lighthouse keepers to live on site. This shift to remote operation was a significant step in modernizing Martinique's maritime infrastructure at that time.