Discover Mercedes Salazar’s Seychelles-Inspired Homeware Line

One of the first things travelers will notice upon arriving in Seychelles is the diversity of both its culture and its nature.

The island nation’s capital, Victoria, reflects a tropical meeting point of European, African, Indian, Middle Eastern and East Asian influences. Explore outward, to Mahé’s beaches, the islands of Praslin and La Digue, or private keys, such as The Luxury Collection’s North Island, and one will find an extraordinary cross-section of biology (from rare hummingbirds to centenarian tortoises to graceful ocean sunfish, not to mention the country’s lush flora). The place is equal parts rare and spectacular, an emerald-and-sapphire gem set some 700 miles from the East African coast.