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
Cirque de Cilaos (caldera) - Cilaos town - house
Cirque de Cilaos (caldera) - Palmiste Rouge town
Cirque de Cilaos (caldera) - Cilaos town - creole style hotel
Cirque de Cilaos (caldera) - road to Cilaos
Cirque de Cilaos (caldera) - road to Cilaos
Cirque de Cilaos (caldera) - road to Cilaos
Bird's-eye - volcanic landscape
Bird's-eye - lush volcanic landscape with a water fall
Bird's-eye - volcanic landscape
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 - some small villages are located in the old calderas
Bird's-eye - few roads are crossing these rough volcanic landscapes
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 building
around Saint-Denis - mountain road
Saint-Denis - old colonial style house
Saint-Denis - old colonial style house and garden
Saint-Denis - vintage creole building but a bad maintenance
Saint-Denis - old creole style house
Saint-Denis - city center - old creole house
Saint-Denis - Prefecture
Saint-Denis - restaurant
Saint-Denis - old town hall
Saint-Denis - cathedral
Saint-Denis - church
Saint-Denis is located between mountains and Indian Ocean
Saint-Denis - nice old colonial style house
Saint-Denis - the city and the indian ocean
Boucan-Canot beach - relax
Around Saint-Denis - relax at the pool
around Cilaos - volcanic landscape
around Saint-Pierre - Coastline
around Saint-Pierre - Coastline
Around Saint-Denis - beach
Boucan-Canot beach - relax
Plaine des Palmistes - old building
Saint-Denis - city centre - old canons
Saint-Pierre - marina
Saint-Joseph - old church
Saint-Pierre - church
relax on your balcony
Saint-Paul - marine cemetery (cimetière marin)
Saint-Denis - Slavery memorial
Saint-Denis - tourist market
Saint-Denis - Restaurant entrance
Saint-Denis - statue in a square
La Montagne - Church
Saint-Denis - city centre - small hotel with a pool
orchid
Saint-Denis - Slavery memorial
Saint-Pierre - Mosque
No credit in a shop - French is the official language
Lava flow from the Piton de la Fournaise (hidden by clouds)
pretty bird
Sainte Rose - old canon
around Piton de la Fournaise - volcanic landscape
Warning for "probable eruption in the days or weeks to come"
around Piton de la Fournaise - volcanic landscape
around Piton de la Fournaise - volcanic landscape with a village and sugar cane fields
driving to the Piton de la Fournaise (Pas de Bellecombe)
around Piton de la Fournaise - volcanic landscape
Giant ferns
driving to the Piton de la Fournaise (Pas de Bellecombe)
bird
deers
around Piton de la Fournaise - volcanic landscape with a village
Sugar canes plantations in the south of the island