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Monday 14 april 2025

Infini’s new dining experience takes your senses on an exciting

culinary tour around the island!

es the limit and sets a new
standard for fine dining on
the island, bringing the story
of each local producer into
the spotlight and taking the
guests on a grand culinary
tour of the island. Enjoy their
superb menu with a wide
selection of Old World wines
from Spain, Portugal, France
and even Lebanon.

Infini x LOVEmade
Infini's newly introduced menu this season is Infini’s innovative streak
prepared to take your senses on an innova- doesn’t stop there. For the
tive gastronomic journey around Aruba. A first time in the culinary world
chef-crafted, eight-course menu complete
with locally-produced ingredients, paired
with a wide selection of exquisite old-world of Aruba, Infini has collabo- Reserve your experience to-
wines, and an exciting first-of-its-kind fra-
grance collaboration invites you for a night rated with LOVEmade Aru- day!
ba to create their signature
Infini invites you to discover
you won’t want to miss.
fragrance, available only at the limitless possibilities of
The best of Aruba to your table Infini. Adding another layer fine dining. Book your table
Come and experience the best of what Aru- of luxury to the fine dining now and be part of this ex-
experience, Infini pampers
citing new chapter: call at
ban cuisine has to offer through Infini’s eight-
course dining spectacle. Crafted beautifully their guest with a luxurious +297 6993982 or book your
and organic cleansing oil
reservations online at reser-
by the Infini crew, Menu XII takes on an Asian-
Caribbean twist inspired by Chef Urvin's roots, made from Cayena flower. vations@infiniaruba.comq
This added service is includ-
and highlights the collaboration between In-
fini and the 12-15 local producers who helped ed in the carefully-crafted
dining course, inviting guests
perfect his vision. From locally grown veggies
and cured meat and fresh bread incorpo- to be part of this exclusive
and unique partnership.
rated in the menu to even the handcrafted
dinnerware, this gastronomic journey push-
Visit the historic museum at Fort Zoutman!

(Oranjestad)—Located in the mid- this tower was named after the the tower had functioned as dif-
dle of downtown Oranjestad, situ- then-reigning king of The Nether- ferent government center points,
ated right next to the government lands, Willem III. Willem III Toren was including a tax and stamps office.
building “Cocolishi”, is one of the originally a light tower, but after a For some time these two buildings
oldest buildings of Aruba: Fort Zout- request from Lieutenant Governor also housed a police precinct and
man. First constructed in 1796, this Jan Helenus in 1866, it also be- jail, and even experienced aban-
site has been used (or left unused) came a bell tower. donment until the Cultural Center
in many ways and have survived The fort itself was originally con- Aruba Foundation (CCA) peti-
eras of war and attempted dis- structed to protect the commerce tioned for its renovation in 1964,
mantling. bay of Paardenbaai from pirates turning the site into the Historic Mu-
and other disreputable characters seum it currently is.
When anyone refers to Fort Zout- roaming the Caribbean Sea. Un- Despite its small size, The Historic
man, they are actually referring to like the Willem III Toren, Fort Zout- Museum guards a rich depository
two separate buildings that, over man had a more tumultuous past, of the commercial, military and so- included into your itinerary.
the years, have been merged: the including the on-and-off reception cial history of Oranjestad, offering The museum is open Monday to Fri-
fort and the tower. That’s right, the of unwanted members of the Eng- a glance into how the social cul- day from 9am-6pm, and Saturday
iconic 5-story, squared tower was lish military several times (The Neth- ture of the town came to be. If you from 10am-2pm.
not part of the original structure of erlands was at constant war with are interested in history and want
the fort, and is actually called “Wil- England back in the colonial era). to learn more about Aruba, then Source: The Old Fort of Aruba by Jan
lem III Toren”. Constructed in 1867, Over the years, both the fort and Fort Zoutman should definitely be Hartog.