The colours of Curaçao

Curacao Beach © Curaçao Tourist Board

Curacao boasts a wealth of secluded and gorgeous beaches far from the madding crowd.

It's nothing short of spectacular, this view of Willemstad's waterfront from the stone ramparts high atop Riffort, an eighteenth-century bastion guarding the sea approaches to St. Ann Bay, one of the Caribbean's biggest harbours.

A long pontoon pedestrian bridge named for Queen Emma, though locals are wont to call it "The Swinging Old Lady of Curacao," spans the great bay, joining Otrabanda on this side to Punda, the historic downtown core.

The bridge crosses sun-golden and royal blue waters, leading to tall narrow buildings (tax rates were based on their width, just like in Holland) lined up along a promenade called Handelskade, boasting Dutch architecture that could hold its own in Amsterdam but for one anomaly.

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