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 Mississippi,
also known as the Magnolia state is in central USA, with
its capital Jackson, this state offers landscapes of a
great variety, from bustling cities to quaint small
towns, from rolling hills to vast expanses, from tall
pine forests to white sand beaches.
Here lies the Deep South, where the battle of the
American Civil War was fought at Vicksburg in 1863. This
is where in the 1960s racial persecution was at its
highest. Artists of all types have been greatly inspired
by the beauty of the land as well as its rich
atmosphere, with the Mississippi River to the west and
the Gulf of Mexico boasting long stretches of sandy
beaches.
An spectacular site is the historic Natchez Trace
Parkway, this route winds through 640 km of scenic land,
from Nashville through to Tennessee, Natchez on to
Mississippi, without billboards or commercial traffic to
disturb the traveler following the route where the
Native Americans, frontiersmen and buffalo once took.
Tupelo is the birthplace of Elvis Presley, where he was
born in a humble two-room house; here there is also a
museum with rare photos, memorabilia and a statue of
‘the King’.
Summers in Mississippi are hot and humid and winters are
short and mild, with temperatures cooler in the north
and milder on the coast.
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