

Also, close by there is a location of the internationally known beach club Nikki Beach, which is a trendy place to get a drink. Jean beach and got in the water for a little bit. The food was excellent as well, although not surprisingly it was expensive.Īfter lunch, we walked on the beach and headed to the other half of St. Our view from lunch allowed us to see the planes take off and land. The setting was stunning, we sat with a view of St. We carefully monitored the bag to ensure that no one was getting near it, and we didn’t go too far out in the water together. We were lucky to almost have the beach to ourselves, so we were able to both be in the water while our belongings were in a bag on the sand. The walk is very easy – no specialty footwear is required.

You cannot see the beach from the parking lot, but you walk through the dunes to get to the beach.

Barts beach is an easy 5-minute walk from the parking lot and is absolutely beautiful. Our first stop on our St Barts day trip from St Maarten was Saline Beach. Check out the gorgeous beaches, see some of the stunning scenery, have a classy lunch, and do some shopping. Barts, but we wanted to fit in as many things to do as possible. You still have to deal with unfamiliar roads and we did accidentally go down a one-way street the wrong way once! What to Do in St. Barts was relatively easy since they drive on the right like we do in the US. Barts is beautiful, with lots of greenery and mountains, and it was nice to be able to see it at our own pace. Once we got our car, we were ready to explore. About 200,000 tourists visit the island each year.

Barts year around, though, as sunshine is very prominent even during the rainy season. The dry season runs from December to April. Barts is during the winter (dry season) and it is especially popular with the rich and famous during the Christmas holidays. The island has an area of about 10 square miles and a population of about 10,000 (as of 2015). Christopher Columbus was the first European discovered the island in 1493 and named it after his brother, Bartolomeo. Barths) is an overseas collectivity of France that is located about 20 miles southeast of St.
