Get to know Colombier

Colombier’s secluded beach rewards those intrepid enough to make their way to its shores—it’s only accessible by hiking or by boat. But for those who make it, you’ll be greeted by a breathtakingly beautiful beach. Colombier is a curve of white sand, edged with untamed vegetation, situated on the western end of the island, where local lore says the Caribbean and the Atlantic meet. Dive underwater and you’ll spot turtles, leopard rays, and starfish. Colombier lies in the shadow of the former Rockefeller estate, which is why you’ll still hear old-timers refer to it as Rockefeller’s Beach. Indeed, it was David and Peggy Rockefeller who helped put St. Barth on the map, by buying Pointe du Colombier in 1957 and building their undulating hilltop house. The Rockefellers sold the property in the 1980s and it has not been developed, leaving Colombier a reminder of the old, wild St. Barth.

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Living in St. Barth

St. Barthélemy, or St. Barth, is a small island of volcanic rock, just eight square miles big, in the Caribbean. But this tiny island, with its 14 public beaches, is one of the world’s most luxurious getaways that also manages to feel completely down to earth. An overseas collectivity of France, St. Barth was sparsely populated and rarely visited by outsiders until the 1950s. In the mid-1950s, David Rockefeller, who had spied St. Barth from his sailboat, bought and built his clifftop estate. In 1953, Rémy de Haenen, a Dutch-French adventurer, opened the Eden Rock hotel, and with that, the island was off to the races. In a place where no building is higher than a palm tree and the celebrities blend into the sea, St. Barth has managed to remain unspoiled and genuine. It’s an island where superyachts dock but also where giant turtles swim in secret swimming holes and goats rule the cliffs, all part of the magic of St. Barth.