St Barts live webcams
Gustavia harbour, Saint-Jean Bay and its airstrip, Flamands beach and the coast of Grand Fond, live.
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Photos: Gustavia: David Broad, CC BY 3.0 · Saint-Jean: Mike Schinkel, CC BY 2.0 · Flamands: Poam1, CC BY 2.0.
A small French island with a Swedish past
Saint-Barthélemy, St Barts or St Barth to its visitors, is a small, hilly island south-east of St Martin, a French overseas collectivity of about 10,000 people. For almost a century, from 1784 to 1878, it belonged to Sweden, which is why its capital is called Gustavia and some of its streets still carry Swedish names. Today it is one of the most exclusive destinations in the Caribbean, with villas on the hills, yachts in the harbour and a string of small, perfect beaches.
Beaches on every side
The island is only about 21 km² (8 sq mi), but its coast is cut into a dozen bays, each with its own beach: Saint-Jean, in the middle of the north coast, with the airstrip at one end; Flamands, wide and open to the north-west; Lorient, with its surf and its village; and Gustavia, the sheltered harbour where ferries and yachts arrive. The cams cover Gustavia, Saint-Jean and Flamands, and, on the wild south-east coast that faces the trade winds, Grand Fond.
When to watch St Barts
St Barts keeps Atlantic Standard Time all year, the same clock as Puerto Rico and St Martin. The winter season, from December to April, brings the most yachts and the driest weather; the hurricane season runs from June to November, and Irma struck the island hard in September 2017.