DINING:
Restaurants:

• Saint-Barthelemy is known internationally as a gastronomic island. There are more than 70 restaurants serving specialties from around the world from gastronomic French cooking to traditional Creole dishes through Fusion food.
• Every restaurant has its own special atmosphere allowing you to vary your evening out according to your whim. There are high class restaurants, hotel restaurants and beach restaurants. 

ACTIVITIES:
Shopping

• Saint-Barthelemy is a free port with no TVA (sales tax). Those who like to shop in boutiques will not be disappointed by the variety of goods and the number of them, from the small stand under a sunshade selling local goods to the sophisticated boutiques selling the latest fashions from the top designers.
• Gustavia has the largest concentration of shops but there are many in St Jean and further along this road.

Sea Sports

• The beaches and all they offer are not the only things to be appreciated on the island. You will find on Saint-Barthelemy a large choice of sporting and outdoor activities.
• Diving - Whether you use snorkeling equipment or you dive with bottles you will be enchanted by this rich and wonderful marine world.
• You will discover in the not very deep waters, the magnificent coral reefs, the multitude of multi-coloured fishes and turtles (which have been illegal to fish since 1991).
• Each beach has its coral reef; each small island has it rocks and grottos. The best diving is to be found around Pain du Sucre just out side the port of Gustavia, around the point at l’Ane Rouge in Colombier and around the Isle of Coco. Just outside the harbour in 1991 a ship sunk and you can have fabulous dive around this wreck at a depth of 75 meters.
• Every person who dives in the protected marine reserves must pay 1 euro per dive. The funds raised go to help to maintain the moorings made available for boats wishing to visit the reserves.
• Surfing and Windsurfing
• St Jean and Grand Cul-de-Sac are best for Windsurfing whilst Anse des Cayes and Lorient are more frequented by surfers. Windsurfing boards and catamarans can be hired on the beach at St Jean.
• Yachts and Sailing
• Fishing 

Sports:

• Tennis - Many public and private courts are available. Let our professionals guide you.
• Pétanque or Boules - This is a real French sport and played a lot by the locals, as well as tourists who want to try their hand at a game that is apparently 6000 years old!
• Horseback riding

Air sports:

• Flying - The 640 meters of runway finishing on the beach of St Jean where one can say “with your feet in the water” and with a 20 seater being the largest plane able to land here, has been one of the most attractive subjects of photos and film of the island.
• Hang gliding - During a calm flight you can admire Saint-Barthelemy and its multiple tropical colours from the sky. The club “Ascendance Cactus” can advise you about trips over the island. 

CULTURE:

• The Wall House Museum - The principal museum of Saint-Barthelemy houses the largest and most important collection of artefacts and documents (Sociologic, Ethnic, Economic and other) on the island.
• Inter Oceans Museum - Ingénu MAGRAS, a man with a passion for the sea will open the doors of this museum for you to marvel at the variety of Sea shells and other items from over 6000 exhibits.
• Historical and listed monuments and other tourist sites:
• The “Maison Dinzey” (Le Brigantin) in Gustavia
• The Catholic Church in Gustavia
• The old presbytery of the Catholic Church in Gustavia
• The Fort Gustave in Gustavia
• The light house on the heights of Gustavia
• The Swedish clock in Gustavia
• The Governors house (the old town hall) in Gustavia
• The bell in the Church in Lorient
• The Karl fort in Gustavia
• The “Sous-préfecture” in Gustavia
• The Swedish cemetery in Public 

Night-time:
Amuse yourselves. Having eaten a marvellous meal in one of the islands fine restaurants go where ever the feeling takes you. Elegant or local bars or mingle with the jet set in a night club or take part in one of the many local “Fetes”.

Local events:

• The music festival in January
• The carnival in February
• The Saint-Barthelemy national day in August
• The “Transat” AG2R yacht race every 2nd year. Arrives in Saint-Barthelemy around May10th
• The “Bucket” yacht race every 2nd year (even number) Saint-Barthelemy to Nantucket
• The New Year’s yacht race. December 31st
• The French national holiday. July 14th