St. Maarten / St. Martin Culture & Arts Blog

activity of the week: St. Martin Art Tour

May 25, 2026

Visit St. Maarten / St. Martin Activity of The Week: St. Martin Art Tour

Looking for a colorful way to explore the island? This week’s featured activity is the St. Martin Art Tour with Seagrape Tours; a creative journey that reveals the island’s vibrant soul through its local art scene.   Discover a different side

200 Caribbean Guilders banknote

May 13, 2026

Did You Know… St. Maarten’s 200 Guilder Banknote Was Selected as the World’s Most Beautiful Banknote of 2025?

You might know that in 2025, the monetary union of St. Maarten and Curaçao changed its currency from the Netherlands Antillean Florin (NAf) to the Caribbean Guilder (XCG) – but did you know it also won a design prize in 2026?

View over Philipsburg from Pointe Blanche side on St Maarten / St Martin

May 6, 2026

Nine Key Travel Tips for Traveling to St. Maarten / St. Martin

Are you coming to “the Friendly Island” soon? Whether it is your first time or you are one of our loyal guests, it is always good to have an updated list of things to think about before traveling. Here is

Peter Stuyvesant collection at Double Dutch

April 14, 2026

Did you know… “Double Dutch” has a Stuyvesant collection?

You might know that St. Maarten and New York share a joint historical figure in Peter Stuyvesant. This Frisian statesman led a failed siege at Fort Amsterdam in an attempt to seize back St. Maarten from the Spanish. He lost his leg

Vrigin Cruises ship lighting on the ocean near st maarten

March 12, 2026

Virgin Cruises Highlights St. Maarten / St. Martin – Literally

Those visitors strolling the Philipsburg Boardwalk or Little Bay Beach this sunday, might have witnessed a lovely message by Virgin Cruises’ departing vessel Valiant Lady after spending a full day on island, relayed by colorful lights on the ship’s many

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