site en français Welcome to St Barthélemy !
The Island, friendly called "St Barts", is a small, peaceful, 25 m2 place, bathed by the Caribbean sea and which charm, peace and idyllic frame makes it an incontrovertible destination!
How not to love its inhabitants, its landscapes, its culture, its climate and every single thing that goes with it?
Exclaimed “billionaire’s island ", St Bart scan also be away from "cliché" luxury yatchs, hotel and postcards. The beauty of its atypical landscape and the relaxed way of life will charm you for sure!
For you to relax, the island offers twenty beaches more all each time more beautiful, and each one has something unique, they will offer you a crystal clear sea with fine white sand, or sometimes scattered with seashells.
Besides the leisure, you will have the possibility to discover many boat activities such as diving, snorkeling, fishing, surfing, hanging-out on catamarans…
Fine gourmets will not forget that the island is French and as a consequence present quite a few good restaurants; you will have the opportunity to enjoy gastronomic cuisine, West Indies food, but also diversified (Italian, Thai…). To get ready to go out, you can dress up in one of St Barts numerous shops, because even if the shorts and flip-flops outfit is what you need on the beach, nice elegant clothe are required for your nights!
History
St Barts was discovered bay Cristobal Columbus, who baptized it in 1943 in the honnor of his brother Bartolomeo. The island was successively governed by Spain, France, Malta, and then by Sweden that made it tax-free and called the main town Gustavia in the honour of King Gustave III of Sweden but the same ones had then sold it to France who associated it with Guadalupe until July 15th 2007 when it became an Overseas Community (COM).
Economy
The economy is based on luxury tourism and because of its carriage free status, it attract high-class clients, mainly American. But happily, the island is not confronted to a mass-tourism problem, which has been controlled by privileging the island’s respect and its inhabitants.
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