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| Visas: Citizens of the EU need an official identity card, valid passport or French carte de séjour. Citizens of most other foreign countries, including Australia, need both a valid passport and a visa for France. Public holidays: New Year's Day; Easter Sunday; Easter Monday, Labor Day, Ascension Thursday; Pentecost Monday; Bastille Day; Assumption Day; All Saints Day; All Souls Day; Armistice Day; Christmas Day. Good buys: St Barts has been allowed to keep its tax-free status and there are plenty of shops in Gustavia selling duty-free perfumes, French and Italian designer clothing and jewellery. Typical food: St Barts has many fine restaurants and if money is no object you can eat very well indeed. |