Bahrain, with its shallow waters and rich oyster beds, has long been synonymous with pearls, which formed the backbone of the ...

At the new Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain, the 78 villas have private courtyards and pools. Each comes with a butler, who can arrange pearl dives and tours of the resort’s art collection.

Suq al Qayssareyah occupies the oldest market area in Muharraq – once a port through which goods were exchanged with the main island of Bahrain, prior to the extensive ... with Bureau Bas Smets.

On the new Pearling Path, learn about Bahrain's pearl history, and even take a diving tour. It was a blazing November afternoon in Muharraq, the former capital of Bahrain. Cardamom and clove ...

From left: A statue of a pearl diver at the Bahrain National Museum; Pearls at the Siyadi Pearl Museum, in Bahrain.