REUNION (France)
Réunion is an island in the Indian Ocean and is one of the overseas departments of France, east of Madagascar and 175 kilometres (109 mi) southwest of Mauritius. The population of 900,000 and is the most prosperous island in the Indian Ocean. The island is 63 kilometres (39 mi) long; 45 kilometres (28 mi) wide and is above a hotspot in the Earth's crust. The Piton de la Fournaise, a shield volcano on the eastern end of Réunion Island, rises more than 2,631 metres (8,632 ft). It has erupted more than 100 times since 1640 and is under constant monitoring. The Piton des Neiges volcano (extincted), the highest point on the island at 3,070 metres (10,070 ft) above sea level, is north west of the Piton de la Fournaise. Collapsed calderas and canyons are south west of the mountain. The slopes of both volcanoes are heavily forested while cultivated land and cities like the capital city of Saint-Denis are concentrated on the surrounding coastal lowlands.
BEST TIME to VISIT
REUNION
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to REUNION
From June to mid September
Cilaos - creole style house
Cilaos - creole style restaurant
Cilaos - creole style hotel
Cirque de Cilaos - landscape
Cirque de Cilaos - Cilaos - young boy
Cirque de Cilaos - Palmiste Rouge village
Saint-Paul - marine cemetery (cimetière marin) - Here the graveyard of a famous pirate : La Buse
Frangipani flowers
Saint-Paul - marine cemetery (cimetière marin)
Bird's-eye on Reunion National Park - lush volcanic landscape
Bird's-eye on Reunion National Park - rough volcanic landscape - small road
Bird's-eye on Reunion National Park - waterfalls
Bird's-eye on Reunion National Park - volcanic landscape
Reunion National Park - Bird's-eye on the Piton de la Fournaise, a shield volcano on the eastern end of Réunion Island, rises more than 2,631 metres (8,632 ft)
Bird's-eye on Reunion National Park - volcanic landscape
Around Saint-Denis - Boucan-Canot is a small town on the coast
Saint-Denis - colonial style house nested in a lush garden
around Saint-Denis - reax at the pool
Saint-Denis - old colonial style house and garden
Saint-Denis - old building
Saint-Denis - old colonial style house
Saint-Denis - city center - old colonial house
Saint-Denis - Prefecture
Saint-Denis - old colonial style house
Saint-Denis - cathedral
Saint-Denis - restaurant
Saint-Denis - old town hall
Saint-Denis is located between mountains and Indian Ocean
Saint-Denis - nice old colonial style house
Saint-Denis - the city and the indian ocean
around Saint-Pierre - Coastline
around Saint-Pierre - Coastline
relax at the beach
relax at the beach
relax at the beach
around Saint-Denis - Boucan-Canot - relax
around Saint-Denis - Boucan-Canot - beach
Saint-Denis - city centre - old canons
Saint-Denis - Indian Ocean and rocky beach
around Saint-Pierre - Coastline
Saint-Denis - Slavery memorial
Orchid
Saint-Denis - tourist market
Saint-Denis - Restaurant entrance
Saint-Denis - statue in a square
La Montagne - Church
relax on your balcony
Saint-Denis - city centre - small hotel with a pool
Saint-Denis - Slavery memorial
around Saint-Pierre - church
Saint-Pierre - Mosque
No credit in a shop - French is the official language