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The 5 Most Insta-Worthy Places Around Willemstad

Known for the pastel-colored colonial buildings and the generous street art collection, historical Willemstad makes you want to capture every alley and share it on Instagram. There are a lot of well-known Insta-worthy places around Willemstad. But it’s the hidden gems that are most impressive.

A short insight into the architecture of Pietermaai

Nowadays, when you stroll from town along the Pietermaaiweg, it is remarka­ble that the latter at first rather skirt the shoreline. Halfway down the Pieter­maaiweg, the parcels at the seaside deepen. In the 18th century, a ribbon develop­ment came about, by which detached houses and