Curacao lies just 35 miles north of the Venezuelan coast and is the largest of the Caribbean's six Dutch Antilles. Curacao's capital of Willemstad offers some of the best shopping in all the Caribbean. The curving gables and orange roof tiles of Willemstad's colourful Handelskade and the Dutch road-signs may remind you momentarily of Amsterdam, but then you'll hear the local creole language of Papiamento. At the foot of Queen Emma Bridge lies the well-preserved 18th century Fort Amsterdam. Nearby is the floating Shon Sha Capriles Kade Market, selling fresh fruits and vegetables. Also in town is the Jewish Historical and Cultural Museum. Just outside the city is the Curacao Museum displaying Caiquetio Indian relics and a colonial kitchen. Other sites include the Botanical Garden and Zoo, the Amstel Brewery and the Curacao Distillery.