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Grab a table on the deck, take in the view, feel the warm St. Maarten breezes coming off the ocean, and groove to the live music. The Asian-Mediterranean menu has many delicious options.
St Martin's Day Kermis by Peeter Baltens (16th century), shows peasants celebrating by drinking the first wine of the season, and a horseman representing the saint. Saint Martin's Day or Martinmas (obsolete: Martlemas), [1] [2] and historically called Old Halloween [A] or All Hallows Eve, [B] [3] [4] is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours and is celebrated in the liturgical year on 11 November.
Sint Maarten (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪntˈmaːrtə(n)] ⓘ) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean region of North America. [8] With a population of 58,477 [9] [2] as of June 2023 on an area of 34 km 2 (13 sq mi), it encompasses the southern 44% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the northern 56% of the island constitutes the French ...
Saint Martin (French: Saint-Martin; Dutch: Sint Maarten) is an island in Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the northeastern Caribbean, approximately 300 km (190 mi) east of Puerto Rico. The 87 km 2 (34 sq mi) island is divided roughly 60:40 between the French Republic (53 km 2 or 20 sq mi) [ 1 ] and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (34 km ...
Emancipation Day: Day of anniversary of abolishment of slavery, often takes 2 days-off 10 October: Constitution Day: Day of Constitution of Sint Maarten entered into force. 11 November: Sint Maarten Day: The feast day of Saint Martin of Tours. 25 December: Christmas Day: Kerstmis: 26 December: Second day of Christmas: Tweede kerstdag
This is a list of lighthouses in Sint Maarten. [1] [2] Lighthouses. Name Image Year built Location & coordinates Class of Light [2] Focal height [2] NGA number [2 ...
The St. Martin of Tours' Church [1] (Dutch: Sint Martinus van Tours Kerk) is a religious building is located at 51 Voorstraat, Voorstraat, in the city of Philipsburg, [2] Sint Maarten [3] [self-published source] [4] on the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of St. Martin [5] in the Lesser Antilles east of the Caribbean Sea or Sea The Antilles.
St. Maarten's marine industry, centered around the Lagoon, represents 12.5% of the island economy, compared to 9.5% for the Hotel and Restaurant industry (Central Bureau of Statistics). [6] The calm waters of the lagoon make it a safe harbor for vessels seeking repairs, supplies, and protection from hurricanes.