Streets squares and districts to visit Saint Barthélemy

One of the most beautiful anchorages in the Caribbean! Both a marina and a commercial port. Until a few decades ago, Gustavia was just a small village in the middle of nowhere. The island's rapid rise to prominence as a tourist destination in the early 1980s led to the rapid development of its infrastructure. Today, it's a pleasure to stroll along the quays and fantasize about the boats that occupy the harbor during the season. At Christmas time, the quays are transformed into traditional festivities, with the magnificent yachts as a backdrop.

Formerly called "Place du Bicentenaire". It evokes the return of the island to France after ninety-three years of Swedish possession. The anchor, weighing 10 tons, placed on the base, was found by chance by a tugboat, in 1981. The inscription "Liverpool... Wood... London" can be read on it. The story goes that it came from a ship that sailed in the Caribbean from 1700 to 1825, armed with about sixty cannons. The crew would have cut the anchor and its chain in the bottom of the port of Gustavia to allow to drift...