Pietermaai

Worth seeing in and around Pietermaai

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Queen Emma Bridge

   The Queen Emma Bridge is a pontoon bridge across St. Anna Bay on Curaçao island in the Dutch Caribbean.

   1 km · pontoon swing bridge over St. Anna Bay in Willemstad, Curaçao · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Willemstad

   The Diocese of Willemstad di Willemstad) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese encompasses the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean: the countries Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten (the southern half of St.

   1.2 km · diocese of the Catholic Church on Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Curaçao synagogue

   The Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue is a Reconstructionist Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Hanchi di Snoa 29, Punda, in the city of Willemstad, Curaçao, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in southern Caribbean Sea. The congregation was established in 1651 and the synagogue was completed in 1732, making it the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas.

   700 m · 18th century synagogue in Willemstad, Curaçao. Oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Queen Juliana Bridge

   Queen Juliana Bridge is a four-lane road bridge across St. Anna Bay in Willemstad, the capital of Caribbean island country Curaçao, which is part of The Kingdom of The Netherlands.

   1 km · bridge in Curaçao · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Fort Amsterdam

   Fort Amsterdam is a fort situated in Willemstad, Curaçao. It was constructed in 1634 by the Dutch West India Company and served not only as a military fort but also as the headquarters of the WIC. Currently it serves as the seat of the government and governor of Curaçao.

   900 m · 17th century Dutch fort in Willemstad, Curaçao · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Willemstad

   The Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral also known as Pietermaai Cathedral or the Cathedral of the Holy Rosary is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church, which serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Willemstad in Juliana Plein 5, Pietermaai, Willemstad a city on the island of Curacao and has under its jurisdiction all dependent islands of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. It was built in 1870, the exterior has a golden ocher and white parts.

   200 m · cathedral in Willemstad, Curaçao · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Basilica of St. Anne, Willemstad

   The Basilica of St. Anne is a religious building that functions as Catholic Minor Basilica and at the same time as co-cathedral of the Diocese of Willemstad on the island of Curaçao in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela, the other being the main cathedral dedicated to Our Lady the Queen of the Holy Rosary of the same city.

   1.6 km · building in Curacao in the Caribbean · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque

   The Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque or Curaçao Islamic Center is a mosque in Willemstad, Curaçao, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

   2.8 km · mosque in Willemstad, Curaçao · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Kura Hulanda Museum

   The Kurá Hulanda Museum is an anthropological museum located in the Kura Hulanda Village district of Willemstad, Curaçao. The museum teaches about the Atlantic slave trade, and African history in the Caribbean, and was opened in April 1999 by Jacob Gelt Dekker.

   1.1 km · museum in Willemstad, Curaçao · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Curaçao Museum

    The Curaçao Museum is an art and cultural history museum in Curaçao. The museum opened on 7 March 1948, and is the oldest museum in Curaçao which still exists.

    2.4 km · museum of Curaçao · Wikipedia

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