Floating Market (Sha Caprileskade)

About

Willemstad's Floating Market runs along Sha Caprileskade in Punda, where Venezuelan vendors sell fruit, vegetables and fish from stalls beside boats moored along the quay. The market disappeared during the Venezuela-Curaçao border closure and has returned at a smaller scale since the border reopened, so the number of boats and vendors varies from day to day.

Sha Caprileskade, Punda, Willemstad

Tips

• Go in the morning when the market is generally most active.
• The number of Venezuelan boats and vendors varies; do not expect the much larger pre-2019 market every day.
• The stalls are on the quay; the boats moored behind them are the origin of the Floating Market name.

How to get there

Located along Sha Caprileskade in Punda, within walking distance of central Punda and the Queen Emma Bridge.

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