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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, David Stanley from Nanaimo, Mike Schinkel, 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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Pale sand and calm water at Shell Beach in a rocky cove just below Gustavia on St. Barthelemy — Shell Beach, a short flat walk from the centre of Gustavia and one of the few beaches you can reach on foot from town.

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A small propeller aircraft on final approach over the hill above St Jean beach on St. Barthelemy — The approach into St Jean. Only small STOL aircraft use the short runway, and only in daylight.

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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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