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Historic Pietermaai District
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Restaurants
267 within 3 miles
The Wine Cellar
1,748
0.3 mi$$$$ • French • Seafood • International
Cafe de Tijd Curacao
333
0.3 mi$$ - $$$ • Dutch • Bar • Barbecue
Kome
1,929
0.1 mi$$ - $$$ • Caribbean • International • Grill
Roast Cannibal Rumbar
151
206 ft$$ - $$$ • International • Gastropub • Vegan Options
BijBlauw
1,211
0.1 mi$$ - $$$ • Dutch • Vegetarian Friendly • Vegan Options
Old Market - Plasa Bieu
968
0.2 mi$ • Caribbean • Cajun & Creole • Vegetarian Friendly
La Boheme Curaçao
720
0.3 mi$ • Caribbean • Bar • Cafe
Mundo Bizarro
1,037
438 ft$$ - $$$ • Caribbean • Bar • Seafood
gelato dagaz
174
0.4 mi$ • Dessert • Italian • Pizza
De Heeren At Sea
838
0.1 mi$$ - $$$ • Seafood • European • Vegetarian Friendly
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Attractions
96 within 6 miles
City Beach 88
82
358 ftBeach & Pool Clubs
Curaçao Tourist Board
1
267 ftPoints of Interest & Landmarks
The Clock
1
454 ftPoints of Interest & Landmarks
Parke Ciro Galloppi
1
0.1 miParks
The Folklore Statues
1
0.1 miMonuments & Statues
Monument For The Fallen
2
0.1 miMonuments & Statues
Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue
639
0.4 miSpeciality Museums
Punda
3,451
0.4 miNeighborhoods
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral
66
0.2 miPoints of Interest & Landmarks
Jewish Cultural Historical Museum
172
0.4 miHistory Museums
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ASU_DrK
Phoenix, AZ358 contributions
Great Neighborhood!
Nov 2019 • Solo
I had the pleasure of staying in the Pietermaai District on my last trip to Curacao and absolutely loved it. Easy walk to the historic core of Willemstad, totally safe area with beautiful colorful buildings mixed with some crumbling and awaiting renovation, lots of restaurants and bars to choose from, and fun boutique hotels right on the water. Makes a perfect base for a wonderful Curacao trip. I stayed in Hotel Bijblauw in Pietermaai and loved it! Returning again soon.
Written November 7, 2019
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axels
Lillehammer, Norway2,152 contributions
The best area for holidays in Willemstad!
Dec 2018
Here you have everything you need close together! Small shops, bars, restaurants & hotels have found their home in Pietermaai District. For me it's old Willemstad, only 5 minutes east of todays downtown /citycenter. There are still many old houses along Pietermaai - here you will find some of the most colorful buildings in the world, old and new, side by side. Many peoples get particularly enchanted by the still half-renovated, half-crumbled neighborhood they find at Pietermaai - me too :) Go and have a look! Many cozy places, relax, sitt down, enjoy the life! in the Caribic! :)
( it's now some years ago)
Written September 21, 2019
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AnLil
843 contributions
View of Local Fare
Mar 2019
We drove Pietermaai—the easiest way to explore this expanse of Willemstad. It’s not as easy to walk as Otrobanda side, although we found good eats. There are nice landhuis/ places to rent, too, but also “vacant” lots. A large expanse was bought by the company associated with the former Marriott, which has been closed a few years now. (Reportedly the Marriott ran into financial troubles and will be reopened first, before the company builds and opens a Hard Rock/ hotel here.) We had plans to see the little museum in Avila beach hotel, and found it was nice to get away from the cruiseship-crowds downtown. The beaches are “artificial,” although really, they’re just filled in with sand or ground limestone. Curacao allows erosion-control by building beaches with material from the quarry /mountain to cover the naturally rocky shore. It’s beautiful, any which way; and for advanced divers, there’s more to the view with the shipwreck...100 feet or so under the sea!
Written March 14, 2019
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