📍 Orient Beach, Saint Martin If you’re looking for that beautiful, postcard Caribbean beach… this is it. Orient Beach sits on the French side of the island in Saint Martin and it’s one of the most famous beaches here. It stretches for almost a mile, with soft white sand and turquoise water that looks filtered in real life. The waves are usually a little bigger here than some of the calmer bays on the Dutch side, which makes it fun for swimming and even a little body surfing when the wind picks