Bermuda is only twenty square miles in size but with its ravishing beaches and islets, sparkling azure waters, and lush vegetation, it has long been considered one of the most beautiful places in the world. First settled by English colonists shipwrecked on their way to Virginia in 1609, Bermuda still retains its status as a self-governing colony of Great Britain. Today it is a popular luxury vacation destination that preserves the unique charm of its small towns, colonial architecture, traditional cricket matches and yacht races, and the incomparable natural beauty of its harbours and countryside, all framed by the sea and fanned by gentle breezes.

This volume gives an insider’s view of Bermuda – actually a collection of more than three hundred islands – with breathtaking colour photographs of its picturesque towns and yacht-dotted bays; white-roofed, pastel-tinted cottages; estates and their beautiful interiors; bright, subtropical gardens; graceful churches; and verdant landscape. Following the old Railway trail that spans the island, writer Sylvia Shorto takes the reader on a leisurely tour of Bermuda, relating impressions of its history, architecture and traditions.

Shakespeare celebrated Bermuda as paradise on earth in The Tempest, and throughout the years the island’s bucolic character has charmed writers and painters, visiting royalty, American magnates, enterprising mariners, merchants and plenty of others as well. Its distinctive limestone architecture shows the slow evolution of English traditions into a subtropical style characterized today by buildings often painted in pastel colors that reflect the vibrant natural environment.

Dimensions:                255x255mm

Size:                            204 pages

Weight:

Images:                        162 colour plates, 8 black and white plates

Publisher:                    Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.

ISBN:                          0-8478-1930-2

Release date:                4/1996

Edition:                        First

Binding:                      Hardbound

Price:                           $50

Limited Edition:           500 Leather-bound and Gilded copies (not yet printed)

Price:                           $300