• Seychelles has 84 000 inhabitants, mostly concentratedon the island of Mahe, where the capital is located.

• The archipelago was unoccupied until the sixteenthcentury, and currently its population is divided betweendescendants of French colonists, Indian immigrants,Africans and Chinese.

• For a country that relies in fishing as one of the major

industries, it is understandable to have fish and rice as its

main ingredients. Seychelles is also famous for its Creole

Cuisine. Influenced greatly by African, Chinese, English,

French and Indian cooking, Seychelles cuisine involves careful

mixing of spices putting just the right amount.

• Seafood dishes are predominantly featured in the local

cuisine. Fruits are also integral parts of Seychelles food.

• Bacca rum is one of the main alcoholic drinks and it´s made of

sugar cane. It is also forbidden to drink in public.

• The Bicentennial monument

was built in 1978 to

commemorate the 200th

anniversary of the town of

Victoria.

• Probably one of the noblest

examples of Creole

architecture, this splendid

home is at Françis Rachel

street, directly opposite the

National Library building in

Victoria. Built late 1800, now

being used as a jewelry

boutique.

• …that Vasco da Gama, in 1502, and Pedro de Mascarenhas, in

1505, were the first Europeans who discovered the islands?

• …that after the most celebrated wedding of the decade, Prince

William of England and Kate Middleton traveled to the Seychelles

for honeymoon?

• …that the Seychelles islands are world leaders in sustainable

tourism?

• The country holds the record for the highest percentage of land under

natural protection, nearly 50% of the total land area of the Seychelles.

• There is a seed in seychelles of an rare palm tree that have the shape

of a human bottom.