The most exotic islands in the world

The cursed island, "alien" island, doll island . is one of the most strange and quirky islands in the world. If you have the opportunity to visit one of these islands, you will surely receive many interesting surprises and fears.

Dubai - Palm artificial islands

The Palm Islands is a cluster of three of the world's largest artificial islands to date. These three islands form palm trees and are becoming one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Dubai. They have names: Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira , located on the Dubai coast and extending nearly 520km of beaches to the city. This is also considered as one of the most spectacular works that people ever did. Only Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jebel Ali islands require approximately 100 million cubic meters of rock and sand. And Palm Deira Island is made up of nearly 1 billion cubic meters of rock and sand, mostly dredged from the seabed. All construction materials are shipped from the UAE. Not only that, there are also 100 luxury hotels, villas and more than 5000 luxury apartments along the coast, marina, water parks, restaurants, shopping centers, and parks. sports and spa services, health care. The Palm was also honored as the "8th Wonders of the World".

La Isla delas Munecas (Island of Dolls) - Mexico

Regardless of those who have seen the movie Chucky - the Ghost Doll , agree that the doll is much more frightening than its cute appearance. Especially when they are hung on trees, wrapped in spider webs, with maggots, bugs crawl out from within the eye sockets. These ideas are just a Hollywood set, but when coming to La Isla de las Munecas , you will be completely overwhelmed by the horror of this island. While other islands have thousands of inhabitants, this tiny island is home to hundreds of scary dolls, with disassembled legs, arms and head and empty eyes. soulless.

And of course, it is no coincidence that they are hung on this island, behind it is the story of the island caretaker - Julian Santana Barrera . The story tells that Barrera found a girl drowned mysteriously and he could not save her life. Shortly thereafter, Barrera sees a doll floating on a nearby canal and he thinks the doll belongs to the victim. He picked it up and hung it on a tree, as a way to show respect and pray for her soul. However, there are people who also question the existence of this girl. The report concluded that Barrera had embellished the story of the girl in her loneliness. He seems to be obsessed with the soul of a girl so gather scary dolls and hang them all over the island to please her.

Since then, the story of the ghost of the girl and the dolls has become popular and people started bringing more dolls for him. Julian died in 2005, aged 86, and accumulated a collection of 'spooky' dolls with thousands. And the island also gradually became one of the ideal places for adventurous people.

Socotra 'alien' island - Yemen

If you set foot on this island for the first time, you will feel like stepping into a science fiction film on television. Socotra is located in the Indian Ocean , 250km from Somalia, possessing an extremely harsh environment with wide sandy beaches, limestone caves and towering mountains. The hot and dry climate and special elevation have created a very special ecosystem. Of the more than 300 species of plants, 24 species of reptiles and 6 species of birds found only here, prominently are blood dragon trees that look quite similar to what we imagine on another planet. Besides red sap with blood as raw materials for healing, dyes are predicted to be used in medieval rituals. Besides, the researchers also identified some species that existed on Earth 20 million years ago.

The island is likened to the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean, considered to be the most alien place on earth. The island has about 40,000 inhabitants, but a new road was built two years ago. In July 2008, Socotra Island was recognized by UNESCO as a world natural heritage because of its unique and unspoiled beauty. In addition, visitors can visit the seabed to have a chance to admire the shipwreck, experience the thrill of a little bit of fun that so far has only been observed through scientific films.

Fort Boyard 'Island' - France

Fort Boyard, located on the west coast of France, is known as one of the most unique fortresses in the world. The idea of ​​such fortresses was formed in 1660 at the time of King Louis XIV. However, after that, for some reason, this work was postponed. It was not until 1804, under the direction of Napoleon Bonaparte , that Fort Boyard was interested and built. It took 75,000 cubic meters of rock to build the foundation for this fortress. The work progressed continuously until 1809, interrupted by British attacks.

Nearly 30 years later, under the direction of Louis Phillipe and Fort Boyard, it was possible to continue construction and it was completed in 1857. After half a decade of construction, an oval fortress was born on an artificial ground of 32 meters wide, 20 meters high and could accommodate 250 soldiers and 74 guns. Unfortunately, after being put into battle, Fort Boyard survived too many weaknesses and it has become a military prison ever since.

Islands floating on Lake Titicaca - Peru

One of the traditions still alive on Lake Titicaca is the creation of " islands " - building houses, building boats with dry reeds. These islands have become the main tourist attraction for Peru. The island is made of reeds, which grow a lot on the lake. After a while, the ' island ' slowly sank, so about six months, the indigenous people here - the Uros - had to raise their houses and build others on new reeds. In large islands, there are usually about 10 families living; And small islands with an area of ​​about 30m2 will have about 2 to 3 families. They knit the reed's roots into a thick mass. Because the roots of reed are very fast, they will grow reeds on the lake.

However, the way to build this island still existed many shortcomings, when in 1986, a big storm devastated most of the islands on the lake and forced them to live closer to the shore. However, up to now, nearly 1200 Uros people still live on more than 60 different islands on Lake Titicaca. And it has become one of the tourist attractions that attract many tourists to visit.

Madagascar island

The baobab tree is typical of Madagascar

Madagascar Island is so familiar to everyone through the DreamWorks film series of the same name. And of course, this is one of the most special islands on Earth. Located in the Indian Ocean territory, Madagascar is also known as a subcontinent , with an extremely diverse ecology. More surprisingly, up to 90% of the flora and fauna in Madagascar is endemic, nowhere else.

One of the most prominent plants in this archipelago is the baobab , which resembles a carrot with a wide canopy and a height that can reach 24 meters. Besides, there are thousands of other famous plant and animal species such as lemur, species of rare fossas, rare orchids . However, with such a special ecosystem, conservation and storage keeping them is a problem with the authorities here. Due to pressures from political instability and poverty, widespread wildlife poaching and illegal logging is taking place in Madagascar.

Alcatraz Island - United States

If you are a fan of Harry Porter, then surely you can't forget the name of this island - Alcatraz. Alcatraz Island is an island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay on the Pacific coast. The island was once a lighthouse , after which it became a famous federal prison, specializing in capturing Mafia gang criminals and dangerous criminals. Famous clients are given a long-term "resort" on the island including "Machine Gun " Kelly guilty of bank robbery, Al Capone gang boss and Robert "Birdman" Stroud murderer. This is also the place where the most infamous jail break in the history of the United States, the defection of three prisoners, led by Frank Lee Morris. However, in 1963, the prison was closed and became an attractive tourist destination for visitors from all over.

Easter Island

Easter Island (in the native language of Rapa Nui) is an isolated island in the middle of the South Pacific in Chile. The reason the island has the name " Easter " is because it was discovered by the Dutch captain Roggeveen on Easter Day in 1722. The famous Easter Island is not only because of its wild natural beauty. but also because of the mysterious stories related to the Moai statues or the Rongorongo language, which are still unanswered.

The inhabitants of Easter Island have created their own writing system - Rongorongo, which is far different from the writing systems in the world. Until now, linguists have not been able to decipher all. Another surprising thing is that most residents on other Pacific islands are illiterate, and even Indians don't know how to write. But Rongorongo is just one of countless mysterious puzzles on Easter Island.

Another good example is nearly 900 giant statues, or "moai ", of which 10-meter highs weigh 82 tons, carved from volcanic rocks. Who built these statues and how did they come here? There is currently no exact answer, some say they are due to the people on the island, some say it is by aliens and many other theories. These mysteries have turned Easter Island into the world's most exotic island.

The cursed island of Gaiola, Italy

The splendid cobblestone streets spread along this beautiful island (the fact that two small islands were connected by a bridge), but Gaiola was uninhabited because the previous owners had bad luck, even sudden death.The curse began in the 1920s, when the island's Swiss master's body, Hans Braun, was found wrapped in a rug. A few months later, his wife drowned in the waters around the island. Gaiola's next owner, a German named Otto Grunback, had a heart attack and died while in the island's mansion. Another owner, businessman Maurice-Yves Sandoz, committed suicide at a psychiatric hospital in Switzerland.

Mysterious island Palmyra, USA

Located between Hawaii and Samoa, Palmyra Island is uninhabited, in fact it is a coral island with crystal clear waters and diverse fauna. The island has long been rumored to have supernatural events, mysteries without answers. Those who have come here claim that they feel insecure or see the light and coral reef suddenly appear mysteriously. In addition, a couple was mysteriously murdered when they went camping on the island.