Bermuda or the Somers Islands is the only continuous operational overseas British Territory which is located in the North Atlantic Ocean. The island is located off the east coast of the United States and is in the proximity to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, USA. The capital of the Island Territory is Hamilton.
Bermuda is the oldest and one of the most populous British Overseas Territory which still functions under the Crown. It was settled by Great Britain a century before the Acts of Union was created. St. George's was made the first capital of the Bermuda Islands and was settled in 1612. It is now the oldest British inhabited town in the Americas.
The Island of Bermuda was discovered by Juan de Berrmudez in 1505. Bermudez and Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo had discovered the island with the intention of leaving a breeding stock of hogs on the island as a future stock of fresh meat for the passing ships. But the poor weather conditions did not allow them to land on the land. The discovery of the Bermuda Island has been mentioned in the Legattio Babylonica published in 1511 by Peter Martyr d' Anghiera and was also included on the Spanish charts of that particular year.
The island also earned the name of the Isle of Devils as the visitors were greeted with the raucous calls of the native birds, the noise of the hogs heard at night and the stormy weather. The island is also ringed by a treacherous reefs which also acted as deterrent.
Yet the island economy has grown and prospered over the years. It is an affluent economy with finance and tourism being the main sectors which act as boosters. It had the world's highest GDP per capita in 2005.
The Bermuda Island has a sub-tropical climate and is one of the leading tourist spots in the world. The place is blessed with large stretches of pink sand beaches
and clear aqua blue ocean. This has made it into a much known resort destination and many hotels are located on the south shore of the island. Scuba divers can explore the various coral reefs and wrecks in the shallow waters with virtually unlimited visibility.
Apart from this, the historic city of St. George's is a designated World Heritage Site which also draws a huge crowd. Then there are also other popular visitor attractions like the Royal Naval Dockyard which includes the Bermuda Maritime Museum, the Botanical Gardens, the lighthouses and the Crystal Caves.
But one of the most distinctive and attractive feature of area is the Bermuda Perfumery and Gardens. The Perfumery was established by William Blackburn (WB) Smith and his daughter Madeline Scott in 1928. Eminent French Perfumers were brought in to start the venture. The first experimental production of the Easter Lily Perfume was done in a small wooden building in Bailey's Bay. Over the years, the family acquired six acres of land around their existing property which by Bermuda standards was immense. Many new perfumes were also added to the original one which included Sweet Pea, Gardenia, and Jonquil. Some sustained while others were abandoned.
After the World War, the tourism industry in Bermuda grew rapidly and the Perfumery became one of the most popular attractions. The Gardens which had been developed for the Perfumery had also come into their own by this time and a walk through them always pleased the visitors.
Till today The Bermuda Perfumery and the Tropical Gardens attract a large number of visitors who can have a first-hand experience of perfume making and the various processes involved in it. These days the main fragrances which are produced here include Bermuda Easter Lily, Passion Flower, Frangipani, Oleander and Jasmine.
Thus this place has become one of the major places of tourist significance and give the visitors a fragrant bouquet of memories to take back home.
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