Spaanse Water is a town on the island of Curaçao. It contains the tourist resort Nieuwpoort, the village of Santa Barbara, and the Tafelberg. Spaanse Water is a natural harbour and lagoon located to the east of Willemstad. The lagoon contains several bays and little islands.
De vuurtoren van Klein Curaçao is een vuurtoren op het eilandje Klein Curaçao dat hoort bij Curaçao. De vuurtoren ligt midden op het eiland en is in sterk vervallen staat, evenals de bijgebouwen.
Tula Museum ((pap) : Museo Tula) is het nationaal museum van Curaçao, gewijd aan het Afro-Curaçaose erfgoed. Het is gelegen in het noordwesten van het eiland in Bandabou in Landhuis Kenepa. Het gebouw werd in 2005 gerestaureerd en het museum opende in 2007.
Het Savonet Museum is een museum in Curaçao, gewijd aan de geschiedenis van plantage Savonet en het leven van de vroegere bewoners van het gebied. Het is gevestigd in het negentiende-eeuwse Landhuis Savonet bij de ingang van het Christoffelpark, aan de noordzijde van de Weg naar Westpunt.
Landhuis Ascension, in de volksmond Asunshon, is een voormalig plantagehuis in Curaçao, daterend uit 1672. Er is een vormingscentrum en een historisch museum gevestigd.
Landhuis Bloemhof is a plantation house, art gallery and museum in Willemstad, Curaçao. The house was built in 1735 as Landhuis Nooitgedacht. During the 20th century, the house was owned by sculptor and writer May Henriquez and became a meeting place for the art scene of Curaçao.
Fuikbaai ligt op 11 kilometer ten zuidoosten van Willemstad aan de zuidkust van Curaçao.
Playa Cas Abao (ook: Playa Cas Abou en Bon Bini Beach) is een privéstrand gelegen in het noordwesten van Curaçao bij het dorp Pannekoek.
Landhuis Savonet is een voormalig plantagehuis in Curaçao. Het wordt beschouwd als het best bewaarde en meest complete plantagehuis in Curaçao.
Landhuis Jan Kok (ook wel Jan Kock, Arriankok en Zevenhuizen genoemd) is een voormalig plantagehuis in Curaçao. Het ligt op een heuvel bij Sint Willibrordus en kijkt uit op de zoutpannen van Rif Sint Marie met zijn flamingokolonies. Het is een van de oudste en mooiste landhuizen van Curaçao, nu in gebruik als kunstgalerie.
Hòfi Mango of Hòf'i Mango is een natuurpark in Bandabou, aan de zuidwestkust van Curaçao in de buurt van het strand van Santa Cruz.
Landhuis Daniel is een vroeger plantagehuis in het westen van Curaçao. Wegens de slechte kwaliteit van de grond werd het aanvankelijk Malpais genoemd.
Willemstad ( WIL-əm-staht, VIL-, Dutch: [ˈʋɪləmstɑt] , Papiamento: [wiləmˈstad]; lit. 'William Town') is the capital and largest city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was the capital of the Netherlands Antilles prior to that entity's dissolution in 2010. The city counts to have around 90% of Curaçao’s population, with 136,660 inhabitants as of 2011. The historic centre of the city consists of four quarters: the Punda and Otrobanda, which are separated by the Sint Anna Bay, an inlet that leads into the large natural harbour called the Schottegat, as well as the Scharloo and Pietermaai Smal quarters, which are across from each other on the smaller Waaigat harbour. Willemstad is home to the Curaçao synagogue, the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas. The city centre, with its unique architecture and harbour entry, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Queen Emma Bridge (Dutch: Koningin Emmabrug; Papiamento: Brùg di Ponton, Brùg di Punda) is a pontoon bridge across St. Anna Bay on Curaçao island in the Dutch Caribbean. It connects the Punda and Otrobanda quarters of the capital city, Willemstad. It was named after Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, who was queen consort of the Netherlands during its construction. The bridge is hinged and opens regularly to enable the passage of oceangoing vessels. On the opposite end from the hinge is a small shelter where an operator controls two diesel engines turning propellers. The propellers are mounted perpendicular to the length of the bridge and allow it to swing parallel to the shore. The process only takes a few minutes to complete.
The Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral also known as Pietermaai Cathedral or the Cathedral of the Holy Rosary (Papiamento: Kathedrale Reina di Santisimo Rosario; Dutch: Heilige Rozenkrans kathedraal) is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church, which serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Willemstad (Latin: Dioecesis Gulielmopolitana) in Juliana Plein 5, Pietermaai, Willemstad a city on the island of Curacao and has under its jurisdiction all dependent islands of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela.
Marinebasis Parera is een haven van de Koninklijke Marine op het eiland Curaçao. De haven is gelegen aan het Schottegat, een natuurlijke baai bij Willemstad. Het is de belangrijkste basis van de Marine in het Caraïbisch gebied, waar tevens de staf is gevestigd van de Commandant der Zeemacht in het Caribisch Gebied.
Santa Maria is een wijk in Willemstad, de hoofdstad van Curaçao. De wijk ligt naast de luchthaven Hato, aan de noordkant van het eiland. De wijk heeft een residentieel karakter. De dichtstbijzijnde stranden zijn Kokomo Beach en Blue Bay.
Het Octagon Museum, ook bekend als het Bolívarhuis of Museo Bolivariano, is een klein museum in Willemstad, Curaçao. Het is gelegen aan de Penstraat in de wijk Pietermaai op het terrein van het "Avila Beach Hotel". Het is toegankelijk op verzoek aan de hotelreceptie.
Nationaal Archief van Curaçao (Papiaments:Archivo Nashonal Kòrsou) is het nationaal archief van Curaçao. Het Nationaal Archief beheert de archieven van het land Curaçao en van haar rechtsvoorgangers de Nederlandse Antillen. Van de archieven van de Nederlandse Antillen als rechtsvoorganger zijn ongeveer 25 strekkende kilometer ongeselecteerd aanwezig. Van de archieven die betrekking hebben op het landsgebied Curaçao beslaat dit ongeveer 15 kilometer. Het Nationaal Archief beheert ongeveer 4 kilometer aan documenten, kaarten, tekeningen, foto’s, negatieven, dia’s en videobanden die beschikbaar zijn via de studiezaal en (deels) de website. Het archief is gevestigd aan de Scharlooweg 77 in het Bolo di Batrei (de bruidstaart) gebouw uit 1916. Achter dit gebouw is in 2011 een modern depotgebouw geplaatst mede om de overheidsarchieven tot en met 1995 te kunnen huisvesten.
Curaçao Medical Center is the main hospital of Curaçao. It is located in the Otrobanda district of Willemstad, and serves a replacement for the Sint-Elisabeth Hospital. The hospital opened on 15 November 2019, and has been constructed next to the Sint-Elisabeth Hospital. As of 2021, the hospital has 300 beds, and a staff of 1,170 people.
Sint Michielsbaai, in de volksmond Boka Samí, is een beschutte open baai waarin de lagune Saliña Sint Michiel uitmondt. Hij ligt 8 kilometer ten noordwesten van Willemstad aan de zuidkust van Curaçao.
Groot Kwartier is a neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. It is better known as Emmastad, a villa ward built by Royal Dutch Shell for its employees. Emmastad is officially part of Groot Kwartier.
Koraal Specht is een wijk van Willemstad, Curaçao. Het bevindt zich in het zuiden van de stad langs de kust. Koraal Specht is een wijk van uitersten. Het noorden is een achterstandswijk. In het oosten bevindt zich de enige gevangenis van het land en een vuilnisbelt. Het zuidelijk gedeelte Cornelisbaai is een toeristische zone met stranden en hotels.
The Fort Church (Dutch: Fortkerk) is a church of the United Protestant Community located in the court of Fort Amsterdam in Willemstad, Curaçao. The church dates from 1796, and is still in use. A museum is located in the basement. The Fort Church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Landhuis Chobolobo (ook wel Uitzicht, Lest den Dorst en De Zoutpan) is een voormalig plantagehuis in Curaçao. In het landhuis is de destilleerderij van Curaçaolikeur van Senior & Co. gevestigd.
Vaersenbaai (ook wel Kokomo Beach genoemd) is een strand dat gelegen is in een baai tussen Boca Samí en Bullenbaai, ten westen van het dorp Sint Michiel op Curaçao. De baai wordt omgeven door kliffen. Er is een strandtent (Kokomo genaamd), duikshop en een massageplek. De baai heeft een koraalrif dat niet al te ver van de kust ligt.
Het Joods Cultureel Historisch Museum is een cultuurhistorisch museum in de wijk Punda in Willemstad (Curaçao). Het is in 1970 gesticht en verbonden aan de Mikvé Israël-Emanuelsynagoge.
Landhuis Rooi Catootje is een voormalig plantagehuis in het oosten van Willemstad (Curaçao), aan de Schottegatweg Oost. Het is de thuisbasis van het Mongui Maduro Museum.
Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao (Dutch: Land Curaçao; Papiamentu: Pais Kòrsou), is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean Sea, specifically the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 mi) north of Venezuela.
Barber is a town in the north of the island of Curaçao. It is located inland from the north coast, to the southeast of Christoffelberg, at a major road junction. To the north lies the smaller settlement of San Hyronimo, and to the west lie Santa Cruz and Soto. The small settlement of Ascencion lies just to the east. In Barber there is a slavery museum and small nature park with the oldest tree in Curaçao.
Caracasbaai is een baai bij Curaçao grenzend aan het zuidoosten van Jan Thiel, een wijk in het zuidoosten van Willemstad. De baai ligt tussen de Jan Thielbaai in het westen en het Spaanse Water in het oosten.
Klein Curaçao (English: Little Curaçao) is a 1.7-square-kilometre (170 ha; 0.66 sq mi) uninhabited island belonging to, and lying 10 km south-east of, Curaçao, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean.
The Christoffelberg, also known as Mt Christoffel or Mt St Christoffel, named after Saint Christopher, is the highest point on Curaçao. The Christoffelberg is 372 metres (1,220 ft) high and lies in the reserved wildlife park, Curaçao Christoffelpark, which can be explored by car, bike, horse, or on foot using several trails that have been laid out for this purpose.
Curaçao International Airport (IATA: CUR, ICAO: TNCC) (Papiamento: Aeropuerto Internashonal Hato, Dutch: Hato Internationale Luchthaven), also known as Hato International Airport (formerly Dr. Albert Plesman International Airport), is the only airport for the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, in the southern Caribbean Sea.
Stadion Ergilio Hato (Dutch: Ergilio Hatostadion, also in Papiamento: Sentro Deportivo Korsou SDK) is a multi-purpose stadium in Willemstad, Curaçao. It is also known as Sentro Deportivo Korsou (SDK) and is the island's largest stadium, with a capacity of 15,000 spectators. It is named after Ergilio Hato, a legendary football player from the island.
Otrobanda is one of the historic quarters of Willemstad, located at the southwest side of the city, in Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. Otrobanda was founded in 1707, and has been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site.
The Dr. Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez University of Curaçao, formerly University of The Netherlands Antilles (UNA; Dutch: Universiteit van de Nederlandse Antillen), is the state university of Curaçao. It is a public university, graduating approximately three hundred students per year. The quality and level of the program are similar to those in the Netherlands. All programs provided at the university are accredited by The Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie (NVAO).
Kurá Hulanda Museum is an anthropological museum in Curaçao. The museum specialises in the Atlantic slave trade, and opened in April 1999.
Playa Forti is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located near the village of Westpunt in the north-west of the Island. It is a sandy beach with small pebbles. There are a snack bar and a restaurant. Close to the restaurant, there is a spot where one can make a 45-feet jump from a cliff into the sea. The lyrics "We're going to jump at Playa Forti" (Dutch: Bij Playa Forti gaan we springen) figure in a song of the Curaçao group: "Diverse Sauzen".
Het Penhagebouw, ook wel gespeld als Penha-gebouw is een voormalig handelshuis in de binnenstad van Willemstad op Curaçao.
Waterfort is a fort in Willemstad, Curaçao located on the eastern side of the Sint Anna Bay. It was built in 1827 to protect Willemstad against attack. In 1858, marines were stationed in the fort. During World War II, the fort was put into operation again. In 1955, the marines were moved to Marinebasis Parera, and Plaza Hotel Curaçao, a luxury hotel, was built in the fort.
Santa Barbara Beach is a private beach on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, located at the southeast of island.
Groot Piscadera is a neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. It is better known as Julianadorp, a villa ward built by Royal Dutch Shell for its employees. Julianadorp is officially part of Groot Piscadera.
Het nationale park Shete Boka ('zeven inhammen of baaien') is een natuurgebied in Bandabou, Curaçao. Het park is opgericht in 1994, en beslaat ca. 200 hectare.
Blue Bay (Dutch: Blauwbaai) is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located close to the fishermen's village of Sint-Michiel to the north-west of Willemstad. The beach is named after a plantation "Blaauw" that was located nearby. There are several restaurants at the beach and golf course. The beach is used for snorkeling and diving, because of its crystal-clear water. Near by you will find a golf course and a hockey pitch. The Blue Bay Sculpture Garden is located nearby in a tourist resort.
Baya Beach is one of 38 official beaches on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, situated on a peninsula in the south-east of Caracas Bay next to Fort Beekenburg. It used to be a bunker port of Royal Dutch Shell; some piers and tanks can still be seen.
Playa Jeremi is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located close to the village of Lagun in the north-west of the island. The beach is made up partly of sand, partly of volcanic material. There are no facilities.
Punda (Nederlands: De Punt) is de oudste wijk van Willemstad, de hoofdstad van Curaçao. Oorspronkelijk heette de wijk De Punt, wat in het Papiaments vertaald werd als Punta en later verbasterde tot Punda.
Daaibooi is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located close to the village of Sint Willibrordus, a 30 minutes drive to the north-west of Willemstad. The beach is in a secluded bay, surrounded by cliffs. The loggerhead sea turtle is known to nestle here. The beach is used as a starting point for scuba diving. There is a basic restaurant.
Playa Kalki is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, also known as Alice in Wonderland due to mushroom-shaped coral formations. The name Kalki is unrelated to the Avatar Kalki, but comes from the local Papiamentu word for the white coral rock and limestone, which is abundant on the beach and surrounding cliffs.
Tera Corá (also Tera Kòrá) is a town in the Bandabou District of Curaçao. It is located near the middle of the island. Grote Berg and Siberië are part of Tera Corá. The name is Papiamentu for "red earth" which is caused by the presence of bauxite.
Sint Willibrordus is a village in Bandabou on the western half of Curaçao, northwest of the Bullen Bay and about 25 km from the capital Willemstad. The village has been called this since the dedication of the church in 1888; until then, the town of Buitenbosch or as called in the Papiaments 'Mondi Afó' was called. The village of several hundred inhabitants has an imposing Roman Catholic church in neo-Gothic style, designed by the Rotterdam architect Evert Margry, for which the first stone was laid by Vincentius Jansen and was built from 1884 to 1888. Earlier in the nineteenth century, a school and an orphanage had been built by mission patrons.
Sint Anna Bay (Dutch: Sint Annabaai) is a deep channel approximately one mile long and up to 1,000 feet wide, located on the island of Curaçao between the two parts of Willemstad, Punda and Otrobanda.
Pietermaai is a neighbourhood and former suburb of Willemstad, on Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. Pietermaai was founded in 1675, and has been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Koningin Julianabrug is a four-lane road bridge across St. Anna Bay in Willemstad, the capital of Caribbean island country Curaçao, which is part of The Kingdom of The Netherlands. The bridge is named after Juliana of the Netherlands. While under construction, the eastern part of the bridge collapsed in 1967 killing fifteen workers, and was replaced. The current bridge opened on Queen's Day, 30 April 1974.
Kleine Knip (Papiamento: Playa Kenepa Chiki) is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao. It is located at the western side of the island, between the villages of Westpunt and Lagún, at 50 mins drive from Willemstad. It is a small beach, located at a bay between rocks. There are only few facilities. The parking is right next to the beach.
Playa Porto Marie (Playa Porto Maria in Papiamento) is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located near the village of Sint Willibrordus, at the Porto Marie Bay. The beach is used as a starting point for scuba diving and snorkeling. There is a small bar.
Fort Nassau (officially: Fort Oranje Nassau) is a fort located in Willemstad, Curaçao. It is located on a 68 metres (223 ft) high hill overlooking the city of Willemstad and its harbour. It was constructed in 1796 as Fort Republiek. In 1807, Curaçao was captured by the British, and the fort was renamed Fort George. In 1816, Curaçao was returned to Netherlands, and the fort received its current name. It lost its military function, but was used as a control tower for the Queen Emma Bridge. Since 1959, it is in use as a restaurant.
Fort Amsterdam is a fort located in Willemstad, Curaçao. It was constructed in 1634 by the Dutch West India Company (WIC) and served not only as a military fort but also as the headquarters of the WIC. Currently it serves as the seat of the government and governor of Curaçao. The fort is named after the Amsterdam chamber of the WIC and was considered the main of eight forts on the island.
Christoffelpark is a national park, protected nature area and tourist attraction at the north-western end of the island of Curaçao surrounding Christoffelberg (Mt Christoffel).
Playa Kanoa is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located to the north of Willemstad. It is one of the few beaches on the northern side of the island. Surfing is a popular activity on the beach. There is a snack bar as well as a fish restaurant, and there is a nearby fisherman's village.
Playa Lagun is a beach on Curaçao, located near the village of Lagún.
Grote Knip (also called Playa Abou in Papiamento, translation: "Beach in a valley") is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located at the western side of the island, between the villages of Westpunt and Lagun. The beach gives way to a small lagune between high rocks. It is freely accessible to the public. The beach is used as a starting point for snorkeling, due to the presence of a coral reef nearby.
Playa Gipy is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located on the northern tip of the island, close to the village of Westpunt. The beach is small and rocky, and the waterfront is difficult to reach. There are no facilities. The beach is visited by loggerhead sea turtles.
The Curaçao Museum (Dutch: Curaçaosch Museum, Papiamentu: Museo di Kòrsou) is an art and cultural history museum in Curaçao. The museum opened on 7 March 1948, and is the oldest museum in Curaçao which still exists. The museum is located in the former military hospital.
Playa Santa Cruz is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located to the south of the village of Lagun. It is a wide, sandy beach. There are beach cabins and a snack bar that opens irregularly during weekends.
De Koningin Wilhelminabrug is een brug over het Waaigat in het centrum van Willemstad in Curaçao en verbindt de wijken Punda en Scharloo. De brug is gebouwd in 1928 en was van oorsprong een ophaalbrug. Nadat het dok in het Waaigat werd verwoest werd de brug vastgezet.
Soto is a small town in northern Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles. It is located close to Santa Marta Bay, a deep indentation in the island's northwest coast. The small town of Santa Cruz lies just to the northwest, and the town of Barber, Curaçao lies to the northeast, across the hilly ridge which stretches for much of the island's length.
El Indjan (Papiaments voor: De Indiaan) is een tafelberg op Curaçao, zich bevindend aan de rand van de voormalige zoutpannen van plantage Rif Sint Marie op een twintigtal kilometers noordwestelijk van Willemstad en nabij het dorp Sint Willibrordus. De rots bestaat uit kalksteen.
Westpunt is a region indicating the westernmost point of the island of Curaçao, a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. It is located within the district of Bandabou. A flag marks the most westerly point of the island off Cliff Villa Peninsula one kilometre north of the town of Sabana Westpunt.
Riffort is een van de acht forten op het eiland Curaçao en staat ten westen van de ingang van de Sint Annabaai.
Saliña is a residential area in southeast Curaçao located in the eastern part of the capital, Willemstad. The word Saliña in Papiamentu means salt lake. Most of the lake has been poldered for housing developments. The neighborhood started as the plantation Saliña Abou in 1726.
Bullenbaai is a bay on the central west coast of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles. Covering one sixth of the length of the island's west coast, it extends from the lighthouse at Kaap Sint Marie in the north to the town of Sint Michiel in the south.
Fort Beekenburg (ook bekend als Het Kasteel) is een fort op Curaçao gelegen op het schiereiland aan de Caracasbaai.
The Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת מקווה ישראל-עמנואל, lit. 'Hope of Israel-Emanuel Synagogue'), is a Reconstructionist Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Hanchi di Snoa 29, Punda, in the city of Willemstad, Curaçao, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in southern Caribbean Sea. The congregation was established in 1651 and the synagogue was completed in 1732, making it the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas.
Curaçao Sea Aquarium is een openbaar aquarium en attractie ten oosten van Willemstad op het eiland Curaçao.
The International School of Curaçao (ISC) is a private and co-educational day school located in Emmastad, Willemstad, Curaçao.
Sint Michiel (also Boca Samí) is a former fishing village in Willemstad lying at the south end of Bullenbaai bay on the west coast of Curaçao. It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) to the northwest of the island's city centre.
Het Schottegat is een baai en natuurlijke haven op het eiland Curaçao, door de Sint Annabaai verbonden met de Caraïbische Zee.
Lagún is a village in the Bandabou district of Curaçao. It is located in the north-western part of the country, 30 km northwest of the capital Willemstad. Lagún is a fishing village. Playa Lagun is located south of the village. The Tula Museum is located north of the village.
Santa Rosa is a town on the island of Curaçao in the former Netherlands Antilles. It is to the east of the capital, Willemstad, located inland from the east coast, to the south of Santa Catarina, and is connected to the eastern coastline via a canal. To the southwest lies the settlement of Bapor Kibra, and to the southeast lies Nieuwpoort. The settlement of Santa Maria lies to the northwest.
Fleur de Marie is een buurt in Willemstad. De buurt ligt op een rotsachtige helling ten noordwesten van Scharloo.
Landhuis Groot Davelaar is een voormalig plantagehuis in Curaçao.
Landhuis Brakkeput Mei Mei is een voormalig plantagehuis in het zuidwesten van Willemstad in Curaçao. Het ligt dicht bij Landhuis Brakkeput Ariba en Landhuis Brakkeput Abou.
Landhuis Zeelandia is een voormalig plantagehuis en buitenverblijf voor welgestelde stedelingen in Curaçao.