St. Jean in St. Barts

West of St. Jean Beach

St. Jean is one of the most popular beaches located north of St. Barts.  Many St. Barts' residues live in St. Jean.  The beach itself is beautiful.

Business in St. Jean Beach

Airplane about to Land on St. Barts Airport

Airplane about to Land

One of the most fascinating thing about St. Jean is that St. Barts Airport is right by the St. Jean beach.  At the beach, we can watch airplane taking off and landing at a short distance.  In fact, it is quite dangerous to be around a small section of the beach.   Someone was killed recently by standing around that area and hit by a plane.

Windsurfing in St. Jean

It is quite windy in St. Jean.  So, windsurfing is a popular sport there.

Shops in St. Jean

Apparently, shopping is one of the most popular activity in St. Jean.  By the beach on the main road, there are many shops and one can get souvenirs.

Restaurants in St. Jean

Restaurants are taking advantage of the beautiful view of St. Jean by having the business in those prime location.

View of the Beach from a Restaurant in St. Jean

Map of St. Jean in St. Barts.



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Lorient in St. Barts

Overlooking Lorient Beach from East Side

St. Bathelemy is often called St. Barth in French or St. Barts (also St. Barth's) in English.  St. Barts is an overseas collectivity of France located in northeastern Caribbean.

The village of Lorient is located in the north side of St. Barts island.  In Lorient, residential houses, hotels, villa, and stores are built by the Lorient Beach.  The main road of Lorient is right by the beach making life a lot easier to go swimming on one side of the road and grocery shopping on the other side of the road.  Everything you want to do is right there and therefore it is a dream place for vacationers.

Lorient Beach

 

Boats Anchored in Lorient Beach

There are many boats anchored in Lorient Beach.  Because of the wave, they all line up facing away from the beach.

Looking Over to East Side of Lorient Beach

There is a private road on the East side of the Lorient Beach.  From there, we get a very good view overlooking the beach and ocean.

Looking Over to West Side of Lorient Beach

Lorient Beach Access Sign

All beach access points in St. Barts have a beautiful sign.  Lorient Beach is no exception.  When you see this sign, the public beach access alley is right there.  You can walk over to the beach there without worrying about stepping on someone's private property.

Cemetery in Lorient

There are cemeteries by the main road in Lorient.

Fish Market in Lorient

This is the fish market in Lorient.  When this market is in business, there is a sign with the word "poisson" by the road side.  Apparently, fish is "poisson" in French and it is not "poison".

Sign in Frong of the Fist Market

Storekeepers of the Bakery in Lorient

The Petite Colombe Bakery is one of the most popular place for getting fresh bread, desert, and even sandwich.  The storekeepers are very friendly.  The store closes at 1pm and therefore get your bread early in the morning.

Autour du Rocher

Perhaps the most famous place in Lorient is Autour du Rocher.  Autour du Rocher was built as a hotel but it was more of a hang-out place.  The popular rock song by Jimmy Buffett, Autour du Rocher, is about that place.  Unfortunately, it was burned down many years ago and it is now a ruin.  It is located at the west end of Lorient Beach.  With a little climbing, you can get there.  Even though you may not see anyone there, but you probably can still hear the music.

Good View of Ocean Inside the Ruin of Autour du Rocher

Map of Lorient in St. Barts.


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