Philipsburg

Great Bay · Sint Maarten

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
December to April
Budget
$$
Accessibility
wheelchair-accessible
Coordinates
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The Dutch-side capital, built on a sand spit between Great Bay and a salt pond, with a long beachfront boardwalk backed by duty-free shopping streets. Cruise passengers fill Front Street by day, while the courthouse of 1793 and Fort Amsterdam recall the town's trading past.

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