Anse des Cascades (meaning Waterfall Cove) is a very pleasant place for a picnic stop. The cove is surrounded by hills with a tumbling waterfall. Local fishermen are often seen bringing in their catch...
The 'Establissement Thermal' is at the north end of town. It offers various health treatments including spas, hydromassage, water therapy and a sauna.
This old colonial estate spreads out over 10 hectares and comprises an old house, the Pointed Chapel, the sugar factory (built in 1825), the old slaves' hospital and a huge park.
As you step through the ivy-covered entrance gate, you will discover a pavilion, a citrus orchard, and a terraced vegetable garden. A visit through the house provides the visitor with a rare and compl...
The Garden of Eden is an English-style tropical and ethno-botanical garden spreading over 2 hectares where a number of species, tropical perfumes, sacred, magical and medicinal plants of the island ca...
An 18th century sugar planter's house which has been turned into an official French historical monument. The house occupies a 2-hectare garden which is home to a variety of tropical plants and trees.
The volcanic plain of Le Grand Brule covers a distance of 6 km along the east coast road and is the result of many volcanic eruptions from Piton de la Fournaise, each producing vast lava flows which r...
At this impressive Maritime Cemetery lie the graves of several famous Reunionnais, including the infamous Indian Ocean pirate - Olivier ‘La Buse’ Levasseur. His simple tombstone is marked with the sku...
Located in the State Garden, the Museum occupies what used to be the Colonial Council, a beautiful testimony to colonial architecture. Its exhibits include fauna from the South-West Indian Ocean Islan...
The church of Notre Dame des Laves somehow miraculously survived a lava flow from the volcanic eruption in 1977. As the flow reached the church it split in two, went around the sides of the church and...
