CURAÇAO
The Water is Calling
Curaçao | 35
Caribbean Sea
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Curaçao
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Willemstad
Curaçao
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A blend of colonial Dutch design and West Indian whimsy,
a stay at the "C" of the ABC Islands is as colorful as
the façades of Willemstad. Floating craft and produce
markets, modern art galleries, the Queen Emma Bridge,
the largest African collection in the region at the Museum
Kura Hulanda, relics at the Maritime Museum—these
are surpassed in visual pleasure only by the island's 35
beaches and unbelievable diving. The Mushroom Forest
and steep Curaçao Wall are musts, as are the anemones
and scorpionfish of Klein Curaçao. Open-water dolphin
and sea lion dives are also options, in case the Sea
Aquarium wasn't up-close enough.
The island's energy is equally vibrant. Art comes to life
on the table; the dining in this polyglot destination is
influenced from every corner of the earth. Carnival makes
winter worth celebrating, and the North Sea Jazz Festival
draws talent from around the world. Nightly, the Salinja
district dances until dawn with the joy of simply being
in Curaçao.
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