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Thursday 12 June 2025

Experience the modern twist of tradition at L’Avenue Belgian Bistro Aruba!

scene; being the only Bel-
gian-owned, Belgian restau-
rant on the island. This win-
ning hand is not obtained
by many, and L’Avenue’s
delicious menu and wide
selection of Belgian beer,
and European and New
World wine emphasizes the
bistro’s unique vision to bring
Europe into the palm of your
hands!

Once part of the famous
Taste of Belgium restaurant,
L’Avenue offers a new point served with a touch of inno- As if that wasn’t enough, en-
of view and brings a fresh life vation for lunch and dinner, joy your meal under warm,
to what was once beloved including stews, steak-house starry lights accompanied
by both locals and tour- quality meat and their fa- by live music performances
ists. Crafted by Chef Juan mous Moules-frites, served every day, seated either in
Ludeña and his team, enjoy with a variety of delicious a relaxing and cool interior
a superb variety of classic and rich broth. area of the restaurant, or
Belgian and French dishes outside against a backdrop
of the bright, colorful lights
of the Palm Beach strip!
More information
L’Avenue is situated at The
(Oranjestad)—Nuzzled up in a cozy nook of Cove Mall in Palm Beach
The Cove Mall in the sun-kissed paradise of and is open every day from
Palm Beach, L’Avenue takes you on a jour- 11am to 10pm for lunch and
ney to experience the true flavors of Belgium. dinner. To book a reserva-
Offering a selection of traditional Belgian and tion or ask for more informa-
French cuisine, this bistro brings the old into tion, please contact their
the new against a backdrop of laid-back phone line at +297 6996400,
luxury. send an e-mail info@lave-
nuearuba.com, or visit their
The new kid on the block, L’Avenue currently website at lavenuearuba.
holds a unique position in the island’s culinary com q

Visit the historic museum at Fort Zoutman!

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