Fort Amsterdam

Things to do · Little Bay, Sint Maarten

The ruins of one of the earliest Dutch forts in the Caribbean, raised in 1631 on the rocky peninsula separating Great Bay from Little Bay. Low walls and several rusting cannon remain alongside informational signs, and the headland doubles as a nesting site for brown pelicans, with dozens of nests on the slope below the walls. The short walk out from the Divi resort rewards visitors with some of the best coastal views near Philipsburg.