Your St Barts - guide to Saint Barthelemy

Here on St Barts Island, we have a race that occurs every year, much like the Americans with their Boston and New York City Marathons, except not nearly as long. Our 10k Gustavialoppet takes place in November and celebrates the island’s Franco-Swedish friendship (thus the name).  Both residents of St Barts and those of Swedish [...]

We’ve talked a lot about the beaches of St Barts; but this St Barts Beach, the Beach of Public, is a little different. All day long, especially during the high season, cars make the trek down the down the hill above the St Jean airport strip, called La Tourmente, to make it in to our [...]

St Barts Restaurant :: Café Victoire Waiter OK, before I even give you a review of this St Barts restaurant, I want to be very upfront and tell you that I have a very biased opinion when it comes to Café Victoire.  The waiter is a St Barts gym buddy, so I can only say [...]

While you’re visiting Gustavia, make a stop at this Anglican Church. A peaceful sight, it is named St. Bartholomew’s, and it’s perched quaintly on the harbor; it’s doors always wide open and welcoming. The Anglican Church holds its Family Eucharist on Sunday mornings at 9am with a midweek Mass at 12:30pm; there is also a [...]

Everyone knows that Gustavia has the best places to shop, but during the low season, from noon to 4pm, the shop owners close down – they need a little break too! St Barts lovers know that Gustavia is just like Madison Avenue, with its Cavalli, Cartier, Hermes, Vuitton and Dior boutiques. But they also know [...]

Le Select is a gem in Gustavia that became famous without intending to do so.  A bar that is loved by both sailors and tourists alike, this is the place that St Barts villa owner Jimmy Buffet sings about in his ever popular song, "Cheeseburger in Paradise."  From the outside, it doesn’t look like it [...]

St Barts Hotel :: Le Toiny ~ Arial View Although the island of St Barts is small, this St Barts hotel seems to have found 38 acres of complete and total seclusion.  The Le Toiny offers 15 villa suites, each with its their own private pool and Plantation style furnishings.  The decor is such that [...]

Shell Beach is one St Barts beach that you don’t want to miss.  Touting the recognition as the only beach"in town," it is within walking distance of Gustavia but is very rarely crowded. Originally getting its name from the shells that used to be all over the beach, the changing times have taken their toll on [...]

St Barts Island is a great destination for skippers from the world over. An article by local resident Ellen Lampert-Gréaux in All At Sea sums up St Barts’ appeal. Ms Lampert-Gréaux knows St Barts very well. As an American who has married a St Barts man whose family descends from the first French inhabitants of [...]

www.en.wikipedia.org This is the man who gave his name to the capital city of St. Barts, Gustavia. There is no doubt that Gustavus III of Sweden was a great king in his day; he has been called an absolute monarch, because he was determined to rule without a parliament. Gustavus III also had an affection [...]