Dreaming of discovering a luxury destination in the Caribbean? LUXE.TV takes you to St. Barth, a place discovered by Christopher Columbus, which over the years has become a favorite destination for the jet set, attracting personalities like David Rockefeller and Johnny Hallyday. Between idyllic beaches and exceptional wildlife, let yourself be seduced by this volcanic island in the French West Indies. Welcome to Saint Barthélemy.

With the approach of the holidays, the small island of St. Barth sees a flurry of private jets from the jet set. As you will discover, the approach to this northernmost island of the Lesser Antilles is quite spectacular. Facing the wind, the pilot must dive down, at a height of 30 meters, the descending slope of a mountain, before flaring out to touch down on the runway, which is only 650 meters long. Consequently, only pilots who have undergone special training can land in St. Barth. The takeoff facing the mountain is just as spectacular. Only small planes with a maximum of 20 seats can land at this airport. The gateway for larger aircraft is Saint Martin International Airport, located just 25 kilometers away. Despite the significant challenges of approach and takeoff, Gustave III Airport is the busiest airport in the French West Indies, handling 35,000 flights per year, including 6,000 private flights. St. Barth (St. Barts for English speakers), whose full name is Saint Barthélemy, was discovered by Christopher Columbus at the end of the 15th century. He named it after his brother Bartholomew. This small island, barely 24 km², has been successively Spanish, French, Swedish, and then French again since 1878. Christopher Columbus did not linger in St. Barth; this dry volcanic island offered no precious metals, and certainly no gold. But in the last 60 years, everything has changed. St. Barth has become a highly sought-after luxury destination, thanks to the American millionaire David Rockefeller, who bought a property there in 1957. Today, the island is inhabited mainly by descendants of settlers from France. There are just over 9,000 residents. The tourism sector employs 37% of the workforce. Priority is given to high-end tourism; there are 300,000 visitors per year. St. Barth has the unique characteristic of having only two seasons. First, there is the Lenten season, with an average temperature of 27° Celsius from December 1st to May 30th. This is the high season, the most favorable time, particularly for discovering turtles and the 183 species of fish in the volcanic coves. The second period is the winter season, which, contrary to its name, is the warmest, with an average temperature of 30° Celsius from June 1st to November 30th. Note that St. Barth, which bills itself as "the art of being an island," offers a light that perfectly complements the new 4K Ultra High Definition television transmission technology. This allows you to fully experience "the art of being an island." And to conclude this jet-set getaway to St. Barth, we offer you a flight from the small Gustave III airport. Paris is 8,500 kilometers away, and New York is 2,500 kilometers away.

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