Gustavia, St. Barthelemy Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

St Barts' capital, dollhouse-size GUSTAVIA , is an appealing blend of red-roofed villas and heavy-set grey-stone buildings that plays second fiddle to its deep U-shaped harbour, where yacht-watching over a bottle of wine at a waterfront café ranks as the unofficial town sport. A close runner-up for that title is shopping , as dozens of duty-free boutiques line the main drag, Rue de la République. The town's few historical sights can all be seen in under an hour. The architec-tural highlight, the chunky circa-1800 Swedish Wall House , anchors the west side of the harbour from Place Vanadis , … more »