Monteserat

 

Montseratt is an overseas territory of Great Britain, part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago. The area is 102 km2.

Language.

English.

 

Time.

The time difference between Braids (Montserrat) and Moscow (Russia) is seven hours.

 

Population.

4,922 residents (2011).

Ethnic composition: people of African and mixed descent.

 

 

Religion.

Most of the population professes Christianity (Protestantism, Anglicanism, Methodism, Adventism).

 

Climate.

Sea, trade wind, average annual air temperature on the coast - from + 27 C to + 34 C. in the mountains from + 19 C to + 22 C.

Precipitation: 800 mm to 3000 mm. Tropical hurricanes are possible in May-June and from August to December, when the main amount of precipitation falls.

 

Currency.

Eastern Caribbean dollar.

 

Visa regime.

Russians to enter the island must apply for a visa (this can be done online, on the electronic resource of the Immigration Service of the island).

 

 

Customs regulations.

Foreign and national currency can be imported indefinitely, the export of currency is limited to the amount specified in the customs declaration.

It is forbidden to import certain medicines, narcotic substances, uncanned products. It is forbidden to export objects and things that are of historical and artistic value (rare species of plants, animals, corals, shells).

No duty can be imported: up to 200 cigarettes or 250 grams of tobacco, up to 168 grams of perfume, etc.

 

Resorts.

The island of Monterrat is called “emerald” because its fertile volcanic soils have preserved a rich ecosystem.

The island is of volcanic origin and its life is forever linked to them.

 

 

Soufriere volcano is completely unpredictable, as it is difficult to predict its eruptions. But the volcano has managed to attract thousands of tourists to Montseratt, who follow its activities from a specially created Volcanic Observatory or can go hiking in the Belam Valley.

To assess the size of the disaster (in 1995 there was an eruption, and volcanic ash covered the airport, capital, seaport) can be from the foot of the hill Jack Boy Hill. There are special tours to Plymouth, the former capital of the island, but you will have to pay a special security tax.

 

 

Soufriere can also be seen from the sea if you book a long sea trip around Monterrat or a helicopter flight over the disaster zone.

 

 

Kitchen.

The basis of local cuisine is fish and seafood. Fish baked, fried, seafood like to serve salads and put them as filling in cakes, traditional for the island salt cod. The island is cooked according to recipes of Great Britain and Ireland, adding exotic spices and sauces to dishes. Of the unusual - fried frog legs (and this amphibian lives only on the islands of Montseratt and Haiti).

Meat (lamb, goat, beef) is most often fried, rice, boiled cabbage, vegetables, potatoes are served on the garnish.

Popular soft drinks: fresh juices from fruits (mango, papaya, oranges, guavas and others), mineral water. Alcohol: the island produces its own rum, a lot of imported beer and wine, from local fruits prepare tinctures.

 

Traditions.

The islanders protect their leisurely way of life based on Christian commandments, but at the same time do not remain alien to the various innovations of this world. The island of Montserrat has the unofficial title "Little England" because of its restraint in communication and attachment to traditional values.

The inhabitants of the island are good-natured and friendly, relatives and friends come to visit each other without invitations. A foreigner may well be invited to lunch, and in this case small souvenirs to the owner of the house and his household are quite acceptable.

The island of Montserrat retains many English features, such as language, street and city names, traditions in cooking; and the island has an Irish acente - in the names of people, in the image of an Irish shamrock in local heraldry, etc.

 

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