Savaneta is the village where the Dutch first came on the island. The Spanish and Dutch came to land through a bay. These high rank officers called 'commandeurs' build their headquarters, so they called the bay Commandeursbaai. At the end of the 18th century the commandeurs moved to the Paardenbaai (Oranjestad). Years later the town near the Commandeursbaai was called Savaneta. Savaneta is papiamento for small meadow.

You will notice that every little town has a water tank situated on a nearby hill. If you drive up this hill in Savaneta you can look all around.

Savaneta Hilltop view	Savaneta Hilltop view	Savaneta Hilltop view

• Zeerover (pirate)

Actually this is a 'secret' place and not really mentioned for tourists, but we had so much fun here it would be a crime not to tell you about it. As long as you keep it the way it is and not behave like tourists, we're pleased to show you this place. Zeerover (means pirate) is kind of a fish auction.

Fish is being brought in	The Catch of the day	Zeerover sea view

All day long, but especially at the end of the afternoon, the fisherman bring their catch of the day in: the fresh fish you can get, in sizes you can hardly imagine. Directly after the fish is brought ashore it gets cleaned, chopped to pieces and sold. It's often sold even before it was catched.  Along the years Zeerover has become more then just a fisherman's spot: it has become a place to meet and talk things over for the local people. They talk a bit, drink their beer, eat some of the fresh fish, play some pool or domino. This is why Zeerover is so special: it's a local known place in Savaneta, not yet explored by tourists. That's also why we ask you: if you go there, please behave and keep it the way it is.
 

• Olympic Swimming Pool

It took some time but they finally finished the official swimming pool in Savaneta. More details about this swimming pool later.