Antilhas Holandesas

The Dutch islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao are some of the most impressive and beautiful places in the Caribbean, centred off the north coast of Venezuela. The Netherlands kingdom, the ABC Islands or the Lesser Antilles is part of the wind and offers white sandy beaches, crystal blue waters and plenty to see and do for travellers. Although these islands have a common history and nature, none of them differ too much in terms of the type of tourism to look forward to. Despite their different legal status, the separate islands remain part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and are often referred to as Dutch Caribbean Islands. Many floods have brought relief to the islands under the wind (Bonaire and Curacao) and Klein Bonaire (Klein Curacao) and are often rugged. In the 17th century, the Netherlands colonised six islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius) and created a new government, the Netherlands Antilles, in 1954. The territory included the island of Aruba (1986) and the islands of Curacao and Saba (Dutch part of Sint Maartens) as well as Saint Martin, and the Netherlands Antilles were dismantled in 2010. It is now comprised of two groups of islands, the ABC (Islands of Aruba-Bonaire-Curacao) and the Leeward Antilles as well as the SSS (Island of Sint-Maarten-Saba-Sint-Eust) and Windward Island. Following a referendum in 2010 the islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba became special municipalities in the Netherlands. The island regions Curacao and St. Maarten became independent states within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, each with its own government, and the three islands were called "Bes" (Islands of the Kingdom) and received the status of "exceptional communities.". The islands Curacao and Bonaire are not the only places where conditions for active recreation are created. In fact, the islands associated with water activities such as scuba diving and fishing are preferred to tranquillity. However, they all have a pleasant and constant climate. Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba, also known as the BES Islands, represent the Dutch trio of countries known as the Netherlands in the Caribbean. These three islands are often referred to as the "Caribbean Netherlands" or the "BES Islands.". The Dutch Caribbean islands of Saba are home to volcanoes and mountain landscapes, but they are also known to have some of the sandiest beaches in the Caribbean. The B-ABC Islands in the southern Caribbean belong to the Netherlands and are located about fifty miles south of Venezuela. They are multicultural, multilingual islands with friendly inhabitants that make it easy for visitors. An interesting fact which you may not have noticed is that the Dutch Caribbean Island Saba is home to the highest point of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Due to its proximity to the island of Sint Maarten and its unique location in the region, it can be reached by plane, sail, boat, or wing. The islands SINT MAARTEN and SINT MARTIN are divided by the Netherlands and France and form the lower third of a part of the Dutch Caribbean islands. The Courtyard Marriott Dive Bonaire is a flat-bottomed boat that takes you to its dive site on the west side of Klein Bonaire Island. While snorkelling below, you can see the mountains of a beautiful island in the middle of a Caribbean Sea, many corals of various shapes and sizes, a large number of representatives of local fauna in assorted colours and much more. One of the main attractions of the Dutch Caribbean Island Curacao is Willemstad, the capital of the island, which houses some of the finest architectural wonders to be found in the Netherlands, and they are painted in lively pastel tones.