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Bermuda
Andrew Forbes
...bottles filled with essential oils and essences evocative of these island - cedar, jasmine, magnolia, Easter lily; even salty sea spray. Island scents The Bermuda Perfumery, founded in the 1920s, is housed in a historic colonial building in the Unesco ... throughout the year. A history lesson This area is where Bermuda's history really began. The small group of islands are said to have been discovered by accident in 1505 by the Spanish explorer Juan de Bermúdez, who was sailing from the Andalusian port of ... islands reefs to prevent it being sunk during a storm. Once safely on land the crew were to build new ships from the island's abundant cedar trees. Yet some of the sailors stayed behind to make Bermuda their home. In 1612 the town of St George was