St Barthélemy
Saint-Barthélemy is a small French collectivity of about 25 square kilometres, sold to Sweden in 1784 and bought back in 1878 — the capital is still called Gustavia. It is dry, hilly and heavily oriented towards yachting and luxury tourism, with a working harbour at its centre.
Known for Gustavia harbour, Swedish street names, yachting, St Jean beach and duty-free port.
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Highlights
- Saint-Jean Bay, Saint-Jean: A sheltered bay divided by the Eden Rock promontory, immediately below the airport approach that crosses the road at the col.
Places in St Barthélemy
- American Gourmet · Supermarket, Gustavia
- Autorités portuaires · Marina, Gustavia
- Black Ginger · Restaurant, Gustavia
- Boatinox · Metalworker, Lorient
- Bureau Xavier David · Architect, Saint-Jean
- CaribWaterplay · Kayak tours, Saint Jean
- Centre hospitalier Irénée de Bruyn · Hospital, Gustavia
- chapelle Sainte-Catherine-de-Sienne de Colombier · Historic church, Merlette
- Cheval Blanc St-Barth · Accommodation, Saint-Barthélemy
- Colombier Beach (Anse de Colombier) · Beach, Saint-Barthélemy
- Colombier Viewpoint · Viewpoint, Colombier
- Corossol Village · Things to do, Saint-Barthélemy
- Crédit Agricole · Bank, Gustavia
- DHL · Post office, La Pointe
- Diminutif · Hair salon, Gustavia
- Eddy's Restaurant · Food & Drink, Saint-Barthélemy
- Eden Rock - St Barths · Accommodation, Saint-Barthélemy
- Eden View · Cottage, Saint-Jean
- Endermospa · Beauty salon, Gustavia
- Epicerie Saint-Helene · Supermarket, Flamands
- Fort Gustav and Gustavia Lighthouse · Things to do, Saint-Barthélemy
- Fort Karl · Things to do, Saint-Barthélemy
- Garage Tout Auto · Car repair, Carénage
- Gouverneur Beach (Anse du Gouverneur) · Beach, Saint-Barthélemy
Getting around
Saint-Barthélemy's tourism board lists car hire, scooters, taxis and boats as the ways to get about, and calls car hire the most popular of them, with agencies at the airport and in Gustavia. Scooters suit experienced riders: the roads are steep and winding. Taxi stands sit at the ferry terminal and at the airport. Ferries reach Gustavia mainly from Sint Maarten, a crossing of about forty-five minutes, with several companies sailing daily.