St Barts is a tiny, glamorous outpost of France (St Barthélemy is its proper French name), much-loved by the international jet-set. Only six miles/10 km long, it’s the definitive Caribbean playground with well-kept beaches, eyepopping super-yachts and some very beautiful people. The hills are speckled with colourfully-painted luxury hotels, the restaurants serve oysters flown in from Paris, and the partying under the stars can get very lively. In a coconut shell, St Barts is a whole load of fun. Holidays in St Barts are filled with sunbathing, sporty activity, spa treatments and shopping in the designer label-filled emporia of the capital, Gustavia. If you’ve fallen madly in love or have something to celebrate, this is an island made for indulgence.

 

Honeymooners

 

Sun-loving

 

Francophiles

 

Party people.