History


St Barthélemy: An Overseas Collectivity

Saint Barthélemy was formerly a town within the department of Guadeloupe. The advent of organic law n° 2007-223 and °2007-224 dated February 21, 2007 allowed the island to vote for the new status of an Overseas Collectivity, in keeping with article 74 of the French...

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Christopher Columbus To The Present

Navigator Christopher Columbus was 41 years old when he set out on his first voyage to the new world. For many years he had honed the art of navigation on European seas, while at the same time learning the disciplines of geography and cartography. For...

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A Coat Of Arms For Saint Barthélemy

” The municipality of Saint Barthélemy, upon the advice of the director of the Archives of France, contacted a heraldic artist whose specialty is the creation of coats of arms for cities and town. And the coat of arms for Saint Barthélemy was created. The...

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Water Sports



Perhaps you enjoy a pedal boat or jet skis? Maybe kite-surfing or windsurfing is your thing? Do you like to kayak, or hang ten with the local surfers as they ride the waves? In St Barth, all of this is possible! And if that’s not enough, you can set sail to enjoy the sunset, or go out to observe the humpback whales and dolphins as they frequent the area for six months every year from December through May.

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