Whether you're celebrating a birthday, planning a chic bachelor or bachelorette party, or simply want to enjoy some time in the sun, St. Barths is the perfect destination for

We tend to picture St. Barths as a place teeming with elegant couples and yachts—but we forget that the island is, first and foremost, a safe, clean French territory where distances are

Good news right off the bat: the weather is beautiful in St. Barths. The island enjoys one of the mildest dry tropical climates in the Caribbean—with less rainfall

«St. Barths? It’s outrageously expensive.» That reputation has stuck to the island, and it deserves to be put into perspective. Yes, you can spend a fortune there without

Getting to St. Barths is part of the adventure: the island doesn’t welcome large airliners, and that’s just fine. Travelers have two main options

In St. Barths, a car isn't a luxury—it's an essential part of your stay: there's no public transportation, hills everywhere, and

Ecotourism and St. Barths seem like an unlikely pairing—the island cultivates an image of luxury and the jet set. But that overlooks its other side

St. Barths isn't just beautiful on the surface. Underwater, the nature reserve has allowed the reefs, turtles, and schools of fish to

On the eastern side of the island, Grand Cul-de-Sac is unlike any other beach on St. Barths: a shallow lagoon enclosed by a reef that

It’s the only beach on the island you can reach on foot from a harbor, espresso in hand. Shell Beach, literally «the beach”

People don't come to St. Barths to go mountaineering—the highest point is just 286 meters. They come here to hike for other reasons:

There are two ways to explore St. Barths: by road and by sea. The latter reveals a different side of the island—its coastlines

While Saline is St. Barth’s wild beach, Saint-Jean is its lively beach. On either side of the airport runway, its

You don't need bottles or a boat to explore the seabed around St. Barths: all you need is a mask, a snorkel, and a little curiosity.

No road leads to Colombier, and that's part of its charm. At the northwestern tip of St. Barth, this sheltered bay is well worth the effort: a

Red rooftops, sailboat masts, alleys with Swedish names: Gustavia is unlike any other capital in the Caribbean. You can walk through it in ten

In the friendly rivalry between St. Barths’ most beautiful wild beaches, Gouverneur has been vying for first place with its neighbor, Saline, for generations. Amphitheater

Fine dining is just as much a part of a trip to St. Barths as the beaches. The island boasts a concentration of great restaurants that is rare in

Let's be honest: no one flies to the Caribbean thinking they're saving the planet. But between the perfect trip on paper and the

Ask ten regular visitors to St. Barths about their favorite beach: Saline will come up in most of the answers. Yet it is not the most accessible,

St. Barths has a reputation for being out of reach, and many travelers give up before even comparing options. However, there’s one option that remains little-known: renting a

Villa rentals in St. Barths are a market of their own: hundreds of properties, with rates ranging from single to five times the standard rate

People often assume that a room in St. Barths can only be booked at a large hotel, at premium rates. But that overlooks another option

Looking for a hotel in St. Barths is like facing a paradox. The island is home to some of the most renowned hotels in the Caribbean, but their

Seven o'clock in the morning in Grande Saline. The roosters woke everyone up long before the phone rang; light is already streaming through the shutters, and the smell

Saint Barthélemy is often associated with grand luxury hotels, villas with butlers, and yachts moored off the coast of Gustavia. That’s part of the reality,