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- Destinations
- Caribbean
- St Maarten and St Martin
- Marigot
- Marigot Beaches
Marigot Beaches
The largest and most popular beach on the island of St Martin,
Orient Beach, is bursting with facilities for watersports, shops,
restaurants and beach bars. The southern end of the beach has been
reserved as a nudist resort. Prune Beach (or Plum Bay) is
frequented by surfers while Rouge Beach offers great snorkelling
and is regarded as the island's most beautiful. Long Beach is on
the border with Dutch St Maarten and has little shade and generally
no breeze, so it is known as a hot spot. Le Galion Beach is the
island's best windsurfing beach and has shallow, calm waters. Anse
Marcel in the north is usually quiet and favoured by French
tourists. Friars Bay just north of Marigot is backed by a lagoon
containing various waterfowl, and just north of Friars is Happy
Bay, beautiful and peaceful because of its inaccessibility.
Reaching Happy Bay requires a 10-minute uphill walk from
Friars.
Information & Facts
Language
Dutch and French are the official languages, but English
is widely spoken. Locals commonly use a language known as
Papiamento, a mixture of Portuguese, African, Spanish, Dutch and
English.
Money
On the Dutch side the currency is the Netherlands Antilles
Guilder or Florin (ANG), where one guilder is divided into 100
cents, but US Dollars are also widely accepted and prices are
usually quoted in Dollars as well as Guilders. On the French side
of the island the Euro (EUR) is the local currency, although
establishments will also accept US Dollars. There are numerous
bureaux de change and banks throughout the island and ATMs in the
main towns in both national sectors; travellers cheques and major
credit cards are widely accepted.
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