St. Maarten
Sint Maarten (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt ˈmaːrtə(n)]) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It encompasses the southern half of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, while the northern half of the island constitutes the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Martin. Its capital is Philipsburg. Its population is 37,000 on 34km2.
Before 10 October 2010, Sint Maarten was known as the Island Territory of Sint Maarten (Dutch: Eilandgebied Sint Maarten), and was one of five island territories (eilandgebieden) that constituted the Netherlands Antilles.
In 1493, during Christopher Columbus' second voyage to the West Indies, upon first sighting the island he named it Isla de San Martín after Saint Martin of Tours because it was 11 November, St. Martin's Day. However, though he claimed it as a Spanish territory, Columbus never landed there, and Spain made the settlement of the island a low priority.
The French and Dutch, on the other hand, both coveted the island. While the French wanted to colonize the islands between Trinidad and Bermuda, the Dutch found San Martín a convenient halfway point between their colonies in New Amsterdam (present day New York) and Brazil. With few people inhabiting the island, the Dutch easily founded a settlement there in 1631, erecting Fort Amsterdam as protection from invaders. Jan Claeszen Van Campen became its first governor, and soon thereafter the Dutch East India Company began their salt mining operations. French and British settlements sprang up on the island as well. Taking note of these successful colonies and wanting to maintain their control of the salt trade, the Spanish now found St. Martin much more appealing. The Eighty Years' War which had been raging between Spain and the Netherlands provided further incentive to attack.
Spanish forces captured Saint Martin from the Dutch in 1633, seizing control and driving most or all of the colonists off the island. At Point Blanche, they built what is now Old Spanish Fort to secure the territory. Although the Dutch retaliated in several attempts to win back St. Martin, they failed. Fifteen years after the Spanish conquered the island, the Eighty Years' War ended. Since they no longer needed a base in the Caribbean and St. Martin barely turned a profit, the Spanish lost their inclination to continue defending it. In 1648, they deserted the island.
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St. Maarten Massive Ep. 1! Visiting The Natural Pool!
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Saint Martin/Sint Maarten
Saint Martin (French: Saint-Martin; Dutch: Sint Maarten) is an island in the northeast Caribbean Sea.
The 87-square-kilometre (34 sq mi) island is divided roughly 60/40 between the French Republic (France) (53 km2, 20 sq mi) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (34 km2, 13 sq mi). On 1st January 2009, the population of the whole island was 77,741 inhabitants, with 40,917 living on the Dutch side, and 36,824 on the French side.
The main cities are Philipsburg (Dutch side) and Marigot (French side).
According to legend, Columbus sighted and perhaps anchored at the island of Saint Martin on November 11, 1493, the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours. In his honor, Columbus then named the island San Martin.
At Columbus' time, St. Martin was populated, by Carib Amerindians.
The Caribs' territory was not completely conquered until the mid-17th century when most of them perished in the struggle between the French, English (later British), Dutch, Danes, and Spanish for control of the West Indies islands around the Caribbean Sea.
The Dutch first began to ply the island's ponds for salt in the 1620s. Despite the Dutch presence on the island, the Spaniards recaptured St. Martin in 1633. One year later, they built a fort (now Fort Amsterdam, near Philipsburg) and another artillery battery at Pointe Blanche to assert their claim and control access to Great Bay salt pond. A massive influx of African slaves took place in the 18th century with the development of sugarcane plantations by the French Protestants (Huguenot) and Dutch. Slavery was abolished in the first half of the 19th century. On some of their territories, the British imported Chinese and South Asians to take the place of slaves. Thus, St. Martin and the other islands are populated by a mixture of Amerindian, European, African, Indian and Asian peoples.
On March 23, 1648, the Kingdom of France and the Dutch Republic agreed to divide the island between their two territories, with the signing of the Treaty of Concordia.
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Les Balcons d'Oyster Pond Saint Martin
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Les Balcons d'Oyster Pond Saint Martin
Just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our long stay with you this year. We are already missing the blue skies, hot sun and Les Balcons & St Martin. Thank you for making our stay so enjoyable , you and David are the Heart and Soul of the place, and your hard work has made it into a wonderful vacation location. From your warm welcome, you always make time for a chat and helpful suggestions, making reservations to make our stay perfect.
GISELLE | St Martin Villa Rental
Recently renovated in 2014, Giselle is back on the rental market as a beautiful 5 bedroom, 5 ½ bath residence, located in Terres Basses and overlooking nearby Plum Bay beach and the sumptuous setting sun.
This superb home offers a 180° view of the Caribbean Sea from the expansive terrace and a fabulous heated pool and hot tub perfect for a dip in the cooler evenings.
The spacious indoor and outdoor living areas offer ideal opportunities for relaxing and entertaining, complete with a gourmet kitchen and covered, outdoor dining area equipped with gas BBQ and plancha grill.
Positioned around the pool are four air-conditioned, equal bedrooms, with king size beds, walk-in closets and deluxe en-suite baths.
This wonderful vacation retreat also offers a 5th self-contained bedroom perfect for teenagers or a nanny or staff ‘travelling with’.
The villa is within easy walking distance of the beautiful and secluded beach of Plum Bay and only a 10 minute drive to restaurants and the island’s vibrant nightlife.
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Casa Boco - St. Maarten Oceanfront Villa Rental
The gorgeous Casa Boco oceanfront villa complex includes a three bedroom main house along with two studio apartments within the villa guest house. St Maarten Island visitors can rent a single studio for 1-2 people or the three bedroom main house for 2-6 people, or the entire five-bedroom, five-bath Caribbean villa estate suitable for up to 10 people.
The studio rentals are complete with a small kitchenette, cable tv, private bath, and patio. It is equipped with coffee maker, microwave, cooktop, pots dishes and other necessities to make this a very comfortable complete studio apartment.
Our Casa Boco villa rates are based upon the number of guests in your party and the particular St. Maarten tourist season. This is a very popular Dutch side property and we advise you to book your St Maarten vacation early.
4K Drone Footage SINT MAARTEN and SAINT MARTIN [DJI Phantom 4]
The final 4K footage of my drone flights in Sint Maarten and Saint Martin and Saint Martin (Carribean) with my DJI Phantom 4; project finished and uploaded on 2018-01-08 - enjoy! :-)
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Sint Maarten and Saint Martin Drone Flight: Sint Maarten is an island country in the Caribbean. It is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. With a population of 33,609 on an area of 34 km2 (13 sq mi), it encompasses the southern 40% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the northern 60% of the island constitutes the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Martin. Sint Maarten's capital is Philipsburg. Before 10 October 2010, Sint Maarten was known as the Island Territory of Sint Maarten (Dutch: Eilandgebied Sint Maarten), and was one of five island territories (eilandgebieden) that constituted the Netherlands Antilles. On 6 and 7 September 2017 the island was hit by Category 5 Hurricane Irma, which caused widespread and significant damage to buildings and infrastructure. A total of two deaths had been reported as of 8 September. By then, many inhabitants [were] devoid of basic necessities and looting had become a serious problem. [wikipedia]
Saint Martin is an island in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately 300 km (190 mi) east of Puerto Rico. The 87-square-kilometre (34 sq mi) island is divided roughly 60/40 between the French Republic (53 km2, 20 sq mi) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (34 km2, 13 sq mi), but the two parts are roughly equal in population. It is the world's smallest inhabited island divided between two nations. The division dates to 1648. The southern Dutch part comprises Sint Maarten and is one of four constituent countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The northern French part comprises the Collectivité de Saint-Martin (Collectivity of St Martin) and is an overseas collectivity of France. On 1 January 2009, the population of the whole island was 77,741 inhabitants, with 40,917 living on the Dutch side, and 36,824 on the French side. Collectively, the two territories are known as St-Martin / St Maarten, or sometimes SXM, the IATA identifier for Princess Juliana International Airport, the island's main airport. St. Martin (the French portion) received the ISO 3166-1 code MF in October 2007. The Dutch part changed in status to a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 2010 and was given the code SX. [wikipedia]
Among others, you will see following places in Sint Maarten and Saint Martin by Drone: Simpson Bay, Marigot, Philipsburg, Maho Beach, Mullet Bay, Casino Royale, Seaside Nature Park, Cole Bay, Oyster Pond, Kim Sha Beach, Mullet Beach, Fort Louis
Video taken with the DJI Phantom 4 Drone in April 2017
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St Maarten / Sint Maarten - Drive around the island to various points of intrest
St. Maarten visit on 4-Jan-10 - We hired a taxi for the day and chose to drive around the whole island. Our driver was very patient, and took us to other places that we wanted to see such as Maho beach (Sunset Bar and Planes) and Copecoy Beach. Our driver even dropped us off @ Orient beach for 3 hours to take some sun and swim in the water. We can't wait to go back!!!
St. Martin ~ Day after Hurricane Omar at Orient Beach
Hanging out at Brice Paradise, one of the only beach spots open on Orient the day after Hurricane Omar. October 16, 2008. Thanks to the nice people at Brice Paradise for braving the empty beach that day, we had fun!
Etranges Escales : Paris
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