Riffort
Riffort is a fort in Curaçao. Riffort is situated nearby to Queen Emma Bridge, as well as near Fort Amsterdam.Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queen Emma Bridge and Fort Amsterdam.
Queen Emma Bridge
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Queen Emma Bridge is a pontoon bridge across St. Anna Bay on Curaçao island in the Dutch Caribbean. It connects the Punda and Otrobanda quarters of the capital city, Willemstad. Queen Emma Bridge is situated 250 metres northeast of Riffort.
Fort Amsterdam
Photo: Dh3201, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Amsterdam is a fort situated in Willemstad, Curaçao. It was constructed in 1634 by the Dutch West India Company and served not only as a military fort but also as the headquarters of the WIC. Fort Amsterdam is situated 310 metres east of Riffort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Willemstad and Otrobanda.
Willemstad
Photo: Ghettocash, CC BY 2.0.
Willemstad is the capital and largest city of Curaçao. The city center and the waterfront is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Willemstad is mostly a destination for cruise ship tourists who usually spend one or two days there at most.
Otrobanda
Suburb
Photo: Roger W, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otrobanda is one of the historic quarters of Willemstad, located at the southwest side of the city, in Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. Otrobanda was founded in 1707, and has been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Fleur de Marie
Neighborhood
Photo: Margo Groenewoud, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fleur de Marie is a neighborhood.
Riffort
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in Willemstad, Curaçao
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Curaçao, Caribbean, North America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Riffort” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Riffort”
- French: “musée du Fort Rif de Willemstad”
- French: “Musée du Fort Rif de Willemstad”
- Greek: “Ρίφφορτ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Riffort”
- Norwegian: “Riffort”
- Papiamento: “Riffort”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Rif”
- Spanish: “Riffort”
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