Saint Barthélemy
St. Barth has long been considered a playground of the rich and famous and is known for its beautiful pristine beaches, gourmet dining in chic bistros and high-end designer shopping.
St. Barth has about 25 hotels, most of them with 15 rooms or fewer, and the largest, the Guanahani has just 70 rooms. Hotels are classified in the traditional French manner 3 Star, 4 Star and 4 Star Luxe.
Villa vacations are extremely popular and there are hundreds of villas terraced into the hillsides throughout the island as well has many beachfront locations. Villas here by definition can range from one-bedroom bunglalows to large luxurious homes.
This island is also home to the rare scorpion Centruroides barbudensis, characterized by an overly large tail.
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The junior national French surf champion from Lorient, was named recently in the winter of 2006. St. Barths is home to the St. Barths Bucket, an annual sailing race around the island. The St Barths Music festival an eclectic mix from Classic to Jazz performed by top international artists held every January. August, another month of music and local events with the Caribbean Music Festival and St Barths Day a month of festivities. Annually, the St. Barths Film Festival (in its thirteenth year as of 2007) features Caribbean-themed and produced films.
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References
- ^ a b (French) INSEE. Résultats de l'enquête de recensement pour les communes de moins de 10 000 habitants enquêtées en 2004, en 2005, en 2006 ou en 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ Staff reporter. "French Caribbean voters reject change" (HTML), Caribbean Net News, 2003-12-09. Retrieved on 2007-02-09. (english) "However voters on the two tiny French dependencies of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin, which have been administratively attached to Guadeloupe, approved the referendum and are set to acquire the new status of "overseas collectivity"."
- ^ Magras, Bruno. "Letter of Information from the Mayor to the residents and non-residents, to the French and to the foreigners, of Saint Barthélemy" (PDF), St. Barth Weekly, 2007-02-16, p. 2. Retrieved on 2007-02-18. (english) "On February 7 of this year, the French Parliament adopted the law granting Saint-Barthélemy the Statute of an Overseas Collectivity."
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- ^ Treaty of Lisbon, Article 2, points 287 and 293. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b (French) INSEE, CEROM. Estimation du PIB de Saint-Barthélemy et de Saint-Martin (PDF).
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External links
- Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy official government website (French)
- Le Journal de St-Barth (French)
- St-Barth Weekly
- Radio St Barth (French)
- L'aménagement linguistique à Saint-Barthélemy (French)
- Sen Bart on Potomitan (French)
- St Barts Talk Forum
- Saint Barths Online
- Saint Barth Fauna & Flora (French)
- Saint Barthelemy entry at The World Factbook
- St Barthélemysällskapet (Swedish)
- Photosite St. Barths
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