Jan Sofat is the location to spend your vacation or get away from the long winters. It is a real estate deveolpment set up as a gate guarded community. Jan Sofat is the prime residential area of Curacao, housing some of the Island's best and most luxurious real-estate. Many of the houses in Jan Sofat feature direct and private ocean access. For your added protection and support a regular security patrol checks the premises and is able to assis you with your needs.

Curacao is the largest island of the ABC (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao) Islands in in the Caribbean Ocean. The ABC Islands are part of the Lower Winds Islands, signifying the islands that are mostly unaffected by the hurricanes that pass well to the North. Interestingly, all houses are built according legal specifications to withstand hurricanes. Curacao has a surface area of around 440 square kilometers and an average popluation of around 140.000 people. Predominant languages are Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish and English. The Capital is Willemstad, named after Willem van Oranje, first ruler of the Netherlands.

Curacao - Located in the Carribean Sea

Curacao has a natural deep water harbour that has made it an island of strategic importance over the last few centuries. Spain, France, Portugal and the Netherlands have all fought over this island and some fort remains can still be found. The deep water harbour has made Curacao an ideal place for Cruise Ship Tourism. The two opposite sides of the harbour are connected by a floating bridge called the "Queen ... Bridge". It float on pontoons and opens up by swinging all the way across the harbour, quite a spectacular event to watch - specially from the bridge while it is moving!

Pontoon Bridge and entrance to the harbour

Between 1600-1700 Curacao was one of the main trading ports for ships of the West India Company. The main are where all the ships were loaded and unloaded was known as the "Handelskade". Today the Handelskade has lost its purpose but still is the most recognizable architectural highlight of Curacao. The "Handelskade" and the inner city are on the list of protected Unesco World Heritage sites.

Handelskade