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Sint Maarten

St. Maarten and St. Martin is one small Caribbean island with two flags, Dutch in the south and French in the north, and an open border that you cross without noticing. It packs a lot into roughly thirty-four square miles: planes thundering over Maho Beach, the duty-free boardwalk and cruise port of Philipsburg, the French waterfront market at Marigot, the beach clubs of Orient Bay, the restaurant strip of Grand Case and the protected shores of Pinel Island, plus easy boat days to Anguilla and St. Barths. This guide is built for both week-long stays and the many travelers on a cruise-port day stop, with ten attractions, five hotels on both sides of the island and two planning guides.