San Nicolaas - historical buildings
- Details
- Difficulty: Easy
- Total distance km: 4
- Terrain: Mostly level
- Duration (hours): 2
- Wikiloc link: Visit Website
The guide "Guia di monumento Aruba" (Papiamentu for "Guide to the monuments of Aruba") contains two walking routes along the historical buildings of Oranjestad and San Nicolas en one car route along the historical buildings in other parts of the island.
Here are the pictures that I made during the hike through San Nicolas.
Oranjestad - historical buildings - part 1
- Details
- Difficulty: Easy
- Total distance km: 4.5
- Terrain: Mostly level
- Duration (hours): 2
- Wikiloc link: Visit Website
The guide "Guia di monumento Aruba" (Papiamentu for "Guide to the monuments of Aruba") contains two walking routes along the historical buildings of Oranjestad and San Nicolas en one car route along the historical buildings in other parts of the island.
Because the route along the buildings in Oranjestad took a long time we did this route in two days. Below are the pictures of the first part of that route.
Oranjestad - historical buildings - part 2
- Details
- Difficulty: Easy
- Total distance km: 2
- Terrain: Mostly level
- Duration (hours): 1
- Wikiloc link: Visit Website
The guide "Guia di monumento Aruba" (Papiamentu for "Guide to the monuments of Aruba") contains two walking routes along the historical buildings of Oranjestad and San Nicolas en one car route along the historical buildings in other parts of the island.
Because the route along the buildings in Oranjestad took a long time we did this route in two days. Below are the pictures of the second part of that route.
Blue horses in Oranjestad
- Details
- Difficulty: Easy
- Total distance km: 3
- Terrain: Mostly level
- Duration (hours): 1
Within Oranjestad, capital of Aruba, several horse statues can be found, all painted blue. Each of the 8 bright blue horses is unique and carries its own name and personality. The names of these horses are Rosalinda, Saturnina, Escapia, Sinforosa, Eufrosina, Ambrosio, Bonifacia and Celestina. These 8 sculptures were created by native Aruban artist Osaira Muyale. She named the project Paarden Baai, which translates to “Horses Bay”. The name Paarden baai is still in use for the bay in front of the city, near the cruise terminals.
The statues were installed in 2015 and are in honor of the historically important horse trade that provided income to the island. The 8 Sculptures represent "Strength, Nobility, Grace, Beauty and Freedom".
Street art in San Nicolaas
- Details
- Difficulty: Easy
- Total distance km: 5
- Terrain: Mostly level
- Duration (hours): 2
In San Nicolas a lot of street art can be found; and every year we find more than during the previous visit.