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Willemstad (/ ˈ w ɪ l ə m s t ɑː t, ˈ v ɪ l-/ WIL-əm-staht, VIL-, Dutch: [ˈʋɪləmstɑt] ⓘ, Papiamento: [wiləmˈstad]; lit. ' William Town ' ) is the capital and largest city of Curaçao , an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands .
Fort Nassau (officially: Fort Oranje Nassau) is a fort located in Willemstad, Curaçao. It is located on a 68 metres (223 ft) [1] [2] high hill overlooking the city of Willemstad and its harbour. It was constructed in 1796 as Fort Republiek.
It contains 72 suites, each with their own patio. The hotel's open-air restaurant, Sjalotte, serves Mediterranean cuisine. [19] The Hilton Curaçao Resort, set in 25 acres (10 ha) gardens, contains 197 rooms and a 5,000 square feet (460 m 2) Las Vegas-style casino, with three restaurants, its own brewery, and a dive centre. [20]
Daaibooi is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located close to the village of Sint Willibrordus, a 30 minutes drive to the north-west of Willemstad. The beach is in a secluded bay, surrounded by cliffs. The loggerhead sea turtle is known to nestle here. The beach is used as a starting point for scuba diving. There is a basic restaurant.
Otrobanda and Rif Fort are in the foreground, while the Queen Emma Bridge is the pontoon bridge in the center, with the colorful buildings of Willemstad in the background. Otrobanda is one of the historic quarters of Willemstad, located at the southwest side of the city, in Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean.
Saliña is a residential area in southeast Curaçao located in the eastern part of the capital, Willemstad. [2] The word Saliña in Papiamentu means salt lake. Most of the lake has been poldered for housing developments. The neighborhood started as the plantation Saliña Abou in 1726. [3]
Blue Bay (Dutch: Blauwbaai) is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located close to the fishermen's village of Sint-Michiel to the north-west of Willemstad. The beach is named after a plantation "Blaauw" that was located nearby. There are several restaurants at the beach and golf course.
Curaçao, [a] officially the Country of Curaçao (Dutch: Land Curaçao; [10] Papiamentu: Pais Kòrsou), [11] [12] is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean Sea, specifically the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 mi) north of Venezuela.