Sark is a small island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, in southwestern English Channel, 25 miles from the French coast of Normandy. The island was under the feudal system in Europe over the past 440 years until the recent 2008 when the small island held its first democratic elections. Along with the other Channel Islands, Sark is the last vestige of the former Duchy of Normandy still belonging to the Crown, and the last feudal state in the Western world. No cars, no street lights and no divorce, this small point of land is one of the most tranquil and unpolluted areas of the old continent.
Sark is about three miles long and a mile wide, with a population of 600 before the constitutional reforms of 2008, is governed by Sark Chief Pleas -. Feudal parliament - comprising 40 owners unelected island lands and headed for the "Seigneur". Since 1565, when Elizabeth I granted the island to the noble Hellier de Carteret in exchange for protection against pirates, lords have ruled this rock. The Lords British Crown paid £ 1.79 a year just to keep the island, and instead had the privilege of granting the permit landowners to buy and sell their homes, but only if they swear allegiance to the Crown and pay lords a-13 of the purchase price of the property.
The cars are illegal in Sark. The only vehicles allowed are horse-drawn carriages, bicycles, tractors and buggies or motorized bicycles battery for elderly or disabled people. Even the ambulance and the fire truck engines not allowed and must be towed by a farm tractor emergencies. Getting around the island, however, is not a big deal since it is only about two square miles in size and can be explored on foot.
Without the runway, no cars or paved roads, life on Sark is visibly touched by modern life. The island has two churches, two bars, a nightclub, a school, a volunteer police and two prison cells remains mostly empty. A resident physician provides medical care in Sark. The fire and rescue services are provided by volunteers. There are a couple of hotels and guest houses to stay.
Sark is about three miles long and a mile wide, with a population of 600 before the constitutional reforms of 2008, is governed by Sark Chief Pleas -. Feudal parliament - comprising 40 owners unelected island lands and headed for the "Seigneur". Since 1565, when Elizabeth I granted the island to the noble Hellier de Carteret in exchange for protection against pirates, lords have ruled this rock. The Lords British Crown paid £ 1.79 a year just to keep the island, and instead had the privilege of granting the permit landowners to buy and sell their homes, but only if they swear allegiance to the Crown and pay lords a-13 of the purchase price of the property.
The cars are illegal in Sark. The only vehicles allowed are horse-drawn carriages, bicycles, tractors and buggies or motorized bicycles battery for elderly or disabled people. Even the ambulance and the fire truck engines not allowed and must be towed by a farm tractor emergencies. Getting around the island, however, is not a big deal since it is only about two square miles in size and can be explored on foot.
Without the runway, no cars or paved roads, life on Sark is visibly touched by modern life. The island has two churches, two bars, a nightclub, a school, a volunteer police and two prison cells remains mostly empty. A resident physician provides medical care in Sark. The fire and rescue services are provided by volunteers. There are a couple of hotels and guest houses to stay.
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