Fort Gustave

Gustavia, St Barts' red-roofed capital, is a small harbor town lined with chic boutiques, duty free shops, gourmet restaurants, and galleries. It is the main town of the island of Saint Barthélemy (also known as St. Barts). It was named after King Gustav III of Sweden. St. Barts was a French possession originally, and the area was called Carenage after the shelter it provided to damaged ships. Gustavia was founded after Sweden bought the island from France in 1785. The island was sold back to France in 1878.

For beautiful sightseeing views, visit Fort Gustav (the most important fort during the Swedish period), or head to the top of the 29 m hill for vistas of Shell Beach amid the few remaining stonewalls of Fort Karl!

Deciding to engage Kim Toth as our travel agent relieved us of having to make some decisions that would have taken possibly several hours of research beforehand

Deciding to engage Kim Toth as our travel agent relieved us of having to make some decisions that would have taken possibly several hours of research beforehand such as knowing which hotel to book before/after a cruise, which company to use for transfers, which side of the cruise ship to book a room in for the best view depending on where we were travelling to.
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