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Amorielli Vol. 1 · No. 12 · December 2025 Portfolio p. 22

Portfolio · Vol. 1 · No. 12 · December 2025

St. Barths in pictures

4 photographs from the cover story, Where to Stay in St. Barths, printed large. Photographs by David Broad, Gfish180, Drozdp, from Wikimedia Commons under the licences credited on each image.

Yachts moored along the quay of Gustavia harbour on St. Barthelemy, with red-roofed town buildings and green hills behind — Gustavia harbour, the island's one real town and the gathering point for the New Year superyacht season.

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Rocky islets rising from the blue sea off a golden dry coast with a few palm trees under a partly cloudy sky — The Turtle and the Whale, two rocks off Flamands Beach, St. Barthélemy.

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A short airstrip running along a hillside with small aircraft parked beside it and a rocky hill at its end, with the sea beyond at dusk — The runway at St. Barthélemy’s airport, at St Jean. Only small STOL aircraft use the short runway, and only in daylight, so most visitors connect through Sint Maarten.

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The secluded curve of Colombier beach reached only by footpath or boat on St. Barthelemy — Colombier, at the northwest tip, reached only by a footpath or a boat, with no services once you arrive.

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