CAPITAL VICTORIA - POPPULATION 81,895 - AREA 455 SQ KM - OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ENGLISH, FRENCH, CREOLE
What can we say about these specks in the Indian Ocean that a holiday brochure hasn’t already said? Yes, they’re beautiful. Yes, they’re romantic. And yes, they’re the preferred slice of paradise for the barefoot-wedding brigade. But with 115 islands dotted over a mind-boggling million square kilometers of sea, there’s plenty of space for as many canoodling couples as can afford to set foot here. Because budget traveler territory they still ain’t. If you’re one of the lucky ones heading for a spot of luxuriant basking in 2009, time your visit for the end of October, when you’ll be able to glimpse the islands’ Creole culture at the week-long Festival Kreol.
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