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These refurbish mansion in the Scharloo district also contribute to Willemstad world recognized treasures. Over time, peoples on these island modified traditional colonial architecture to meet the practical living needs to these warm & dry climate with its steady trade wind. they added verandas,porches and shutters. Curaçao has 800 monuments under Unesco World Heritage. All the monuments has now been restored one by one and a such unique side that Unesco said we have to deserve this for ever and ever and ever.

Also in Punda and in decade of Curaçao diverse past, Mcvee is real manual synagoge. It is the oldest synagoge in continuous use in the western hemisphere founded in 1732. It have also the oldest Jewish cemetery in the new world.

Connecting Punda & Otrobanda is the 19 century Queen Emma Bridge. It is a old fashion pontoon bridge that floats open to let boats ships into the harbour. This bridge is at the hart and rhythm and phase of Willemstad.

When evening falls Willemstad lay in a warm glow of sea side lights. Reflections of century's old buildings mingles with the light of the moon in St. Ana bay. Blow blind walk ways invite night time scrawls along the water front.

Beaches

Away from the city, the serve and the beaches backing. In all 38 welcomes you, most on the south and west of the island. The sand is soft, the sea water crystal clear, the breeze gentle. People comes here to socialize, people watch, people use fetched umbrellas and refreshments and also to enjoy the sunshine. Further up the western coast smaller re tended beaches

provide a relaxing experience, they are secluded,yours to explore undxsturb, you, the beach and time.

Willemstad. Curaçao Largest City

Direct flights from convenience gateways troughout Europe, United States, Caribbean and South America arrive at Hato International Airport.

Curaçao is not your typically caribbean destination, it's like a peace of northern Europe in the sudden Caribbean, it is different. A fascination combination of culture architectural styles and food. Even the landscape defy stereo type.

Curaçao is deep in the tropics se-rounded by water. Look one direction you see bright blue water expanding to the he-rising, look the other way, Curaçao's table mountain to rain adored by the signature "cadushi" cactus three. These are not images for a flee-ding blanks, instead linger. It is a great panorama. Take time to souk in this seen ray. Natures wonders background to this color full island culture. Indeed Curaçao is place for senses, smell,see and listen.

Willemstad

Willemstad is Curacao's largest city. A city unequal for it's mix of dutch and west indian culture. Willemstad is Amsterdam in the Caribbean. While the gables are dutch the pastel colors are distinctly Caribbean. Outside Holland, Willemstad is unreliable to have so many well crafted treasures from the 16000 en 17000. this treasures have made Willemstad the most remarkable Unesco heritage sides in the Caribbean. Willemstad is divided in 2 sections named Punda & Otrabanda with a harbour in the middle. Both rich in history and architecture. To experience both Otrobanda and Punda, get out and walk, take it slow. The trade wind, the salty air and the pedestrians on the streets season your experience here. It's part of the way of life. Walk by cafe's, shops and side walk vendors selling local snack food. Wonder trough the mehrow alice and back ways of old Curaçao. And turn after turn restore buildings offer for even more example of blended Caribbean architecture.

More about Curaçao

The spellbinding sounds of papiamentu, an enchanting island language, it is in the music, on the streets, at the supper table, It is the culture soundtrack to the caribbean island and the people of Curaçao. Papiamentu is the local lenguage, but most island people can switch between English,Dutch and spanish. Papiamentu is a exotic blend of many languages, spanish or cheques, dutch, english, african and indian. The peoples who speak are a blend of culture from europe, africa and Latin America. Curaçao is la-ids claim to some 55 ethnic backgrounds. It is a reflection of Curacao's rich and dramatic past. In the 15 century European explorer where knocking on the doors of the new world. One Caribbean island was discovered then another. in 1499 Alonzo de Ojeda late foot on the island of Curaçao. This island in the south caribbean sea lies just 40 miles of the coast of Venezuela. Sister island Aruba and Bonaire is just in the west and east. It's a small island only 40 miles long and 8 miles at the widest point. Even so competing European empires consider Curaçao strategically and commercially vital. They price it's deep water harbor. All only occupation with back and forth over the centuries. First king by spain then came the dutch queen quest of 1634. Overtime the british, french and dutch all fourth to claim Curaçao as their own. massive forth resist build along the shoreline and inland still stand. Today is Curaçao one of the 5 caribbean island that make up the Netherlands Antilles remains part of the kingdom of the Netherlands.