Photos des Maldives
Discover les Maldives
While the dazzling white beaches and multi-hued blue waters attract tourists in droves, it would be a shame to miss out on Maldivian culture. You can get a quick overview by spending half a day in Malé or a few hours on a local island close to your island-hotel. You'll get a much better idea if you choose to stay on the inhabited islands, and you'll soon realize that Maldivians love nothing more than to share their culture. Our pages offer you the chance to immerse yourself in the culture of the islanders, whose only source of income for many years was fishing. You'll learn that, before becoming an Islamic republic, the Maldives were at the crossroads of numerous maritime routes between Africa and South Asia, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, creating a crossbreeding that continues even in the cuisine and certain folk customs.
