Blue Bay (
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
: ''Blauwbaai'') is a beach on the Caribbean island of
Curaçao
Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...
, located close to the fishermen's village of
Sint-Michiel
Sint Michiel (also Boca Samí) is a former fishing village in Willemstad lying at the south end of Bullenbaai bay on the west coast of Curaçao. It is located to the northwest of the island's city centre.
Overview
The St. Michiel Bay is local ...
to the north-west of
Willemstad
Willemstad ( , ; ; en, William I of the Netherlands, William Town, italic=yes) is the capital city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdo ...
. The beach is named after a plantation "Blaauw" that was located nearby. There are several restaurants at the beach and golf course. The beach is used for snorkeling and diving. Close by are a golf court and a hockey pitch. The
Blue Bay Sculpture Garden
The Blue Bay Sculpture Garden is a sculpture park situated at the Blue Bay Golf & Beach Resort in Boca Samí, Curaçao, on an area of approximately 2000 square metres in front of and next to Landhuis Blauw.
The Blue Bay Sculpture Garden Foundation ...
is located nearby in a tourist resort.
References
Curaçao Beaches Tourism Curaçao
New York Times
Beaches of Curaçao
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