The island of St. Barths is a safe haven for some spectacular marine fauna, such as the turtles that can be seen in Colombier Cove.  Stunning plants blossom here too, as seen in the Carl Gustaf's gorgeous garden, and the brilliant flowers and verdant palm trees that line the island's roads. The deceptively chaotic-seeming architecture in Gustavia's streets is just as beautiful to behold, as are the strong yet simultaneously delicate lines of the Carl Gustaf's façade (now over a hundred years old, and a survivor of the 2017 hurricane and many more before it). A colonial aesthetic seems to have seeped into the stone itself here, a sense of ancestral tradition spectacularly preserved. Here in St. Barths, your own eyes are the only guide you will need.