 Panoramic view of Jersey - Channel Islands |
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Jersey: home to cows, tomatoes, tax escapees and mild, sunny weather. Jersey and the Channel Islands have suffered bad publicity surrounding investigations (following excavations which were opened in February 2007) into child abuse at a childrens home in Haut de la Garenne, just a little inland from the picturesque harbour at Gorey Bay in the South East corner of the island of Jersey. If your ideal holiday means sun, sea and the opposite sex, fast food, theme parks, fun-fairs and night clubs, then this probably isn't the place for you. If, however, you prefer a somewhat slower pace of life, with beach side cafes, rock pools and sandcastles, then you might well love it. Jersey is the ideal place for young families who want an old-fashioned holiday by the sea. It is a place for gentle, country walks and pretty coves with some interesting tourist attractions thrown in, for those damp British summer days. There are over 45 miles of coastline here, with some beautiful and varied beaches, from wide, flat surfing beaches, to tiny rocky coves. Most of these are pristine - Jersey boasts some of the cleanest beaches in Europe and many have lifeguards. The Channel Islands are a group of islands in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy, but dependent on the British Crown. They comprise two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey, and have a total population of about 160,000. The respective capitals are Saint Peter Port and Saint Helier. Tourism is the major industry in the smaller islands (with some agriculture). Jersey and Guernsey have, since the 1960s, relied on financial services. Guernsey's horticultural and glasshouse activities have been more significant than in Jersey, and Guernsey has maintained light industry as a higher proportion of its economy than Jersey. Jersey's economy since the 1980s has been substantially more reliant on finance.
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The inhabited islands of the Channel Isles are Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm (the main islands); Jethou, Brecqhou (Brechou), and Lihou. All of these except Jersey are in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, but the Minquiers, Écréhous, Les Dirouilles and Les Pierres de Lecq (the Paternosters), uninhabited groups of islets, are part of the Bailiwick of Jersey. Burhou and the Casquets lie off Alderney. As a general rule, the larger islands have the -ey suffix, and the smaller ones have the -hou suffix; this is believed to be from the Old Norse ey and holmr respectively. The Chausey islands south of Jersey are not generally included in the geographical definition of the Channel Islands but occasionally described as 'French Channel Islands' in English in view of their French jurisdiction. They were historically linked to the Duchy of Normandy, but they are part of the French territory along with continental Normandy, and not part of the British Isles or of the Channel Islands in a political sense. They are an incorporated part of the commune of Granville (Manche), and although popular with visitors from France, they are rarely visited by Channel Islanders, as there are no direct transport links from the other islands. Panoramic photography equipment used to produce this tour: Canon 400D camera, Sigma 8mm fish-eye lens, 'Nodal Ninja NN3' panorama head, Real VIZ Stitcher Unlimited software.
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