Travel Guide of La Réunion in France by Influencers and Travelers

Réunion is an overseas department and region of the French Republic and an Indian Ocean island in East Africa, east of Madagascar and 175 km southwest of Mauritius. As of January 2020, it had a population of 859,959. As in France, the official language is French. In addition, the majority of the region's population speaks Réunion Creole. Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France.

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1 - Mafate

The Cirque de Mafate is a caldera on Réunion Island. It was formed from the collapse of the large shield volcano the Piton des Neiges.

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2 - Saint-Denis

Saint Denis is the préfecture of the French overseas department and region of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located at the island's northernmost point, close to the mouth of the Rivière Saint-Denis.

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3 - Piton de la Fournaise

Piton de la Fournaise is a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island in the Indian Ocean. It is currently one of the most active volcanoes in the world, along with Kīlauea in the Hawaiian Islands, Stromboli and Etna in Italy and Mount Erebus in Antarctica.

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4 - Piton des Neiges

The Piton des Neiges is a massive 3,069 m shield volcano on Réunion, one of the French volcanic islands in the Mascarene Archipelago in the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is located about 800 kilometres east of Madagascar.

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5 - Saint-Leu, Réunion

Saint-Leu is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the west side of the island of Réunion.

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6 - Cilaos

Cilaos is a town and commune on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is located centrally on the island, in a caldera of altitude 1,214 m. The caldera is also named for the community.

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7 - Hell-Bourg

Hell-Bourg is a small village in the Salazie commune of the French overseas department of Réunion. It is the main community in the island's Cirque de Salazie, and is named for the respected former admiral and island governor Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell.

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8 - Maïdo

The Maïdo is a volcanic peak on the island of Réunion, located above the city of Saint Paul and overlooking the "Cirque de Mafate".

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9 - Trou de Fer

The Trou de Fer is a canyon on Reunion Island, off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The primary river flowing through the gorge, which is up to 300 m deep, is the Bras de Caverne River, a tributary of the Rivière du Mât.

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10 - Salazie

Salazie is a volcanic caldera and commune in the department and region of Réunion. The first settlement of the area took place in 1829 after a cyclone had devastated the nearby coast, and the municipality of Salazie was formed in 1889.

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11 - Saint-Louis

Saint-Louis is the fifth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the southwest part of the island of Réunion, adjacent to Saint-Pierre.

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12 - Manapany

Manapany is a village on the island of Réunion. Located on the southern coast, between the communes of Petite-Île and Saint-Joseph, it is a quiet holiday spot with a natural swimming pool made from basaltic rock.

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13 - Formica Leo

Formica Leo, named for its similar shape to the pitfall built by the antlion, is a small volcanic crater of the Piton de la Fournaise, the active volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island in the Indian Ocean.

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14 - Bourg-Murat

Bourg-Murat is a village on the Plaine des Cafres on the French island of Réunion, lying north east of Le Tampon. It has a museum dedicated to the nearby Piton de la Fournaise volcano and is home to the Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory.

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15 - Bras-Panon

Bras-Panon is a commune in the department and region of Réunion. It borders the communes of Saint-André, Saint-Benoît and Salazie; as well as the Mât river, the Rivière des Roches and the Indian Ocean.

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16 - Entre-Deux

L'Entre-Deux is a commune on the French island and department of Réunion. The commune gets its name from the fact that it is situated between the two main tributaries of the Saint-Étienne River: the Bras de Cilaos to the west and the Bras de la Plaine to the east.

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17 - Réunion National Park

Réunion National Park is a National Park of France located on the island of Réunion, an overseas department in the western Indian Ocean.

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18 - Niagara Fall

Niagara Fall is a waterfall in the commune of Sainte-Suzanne on the island of Réunion. Its height is approximately 25 metres. It is of easy access by car, and its pool is a popular picnic place on weekends and holidays.

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19 - Le Tampon

Le Tampon is the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the south-central part of the island of Réunion, adjacent to Saint-Pierre.

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20 - Grand Bénare

The Grand Bénare is a volcanic peak on the island of Réunion, located in the Western part of the island, overlooking the "Cirque de Mafate" and "Cirque de Cilaos". It is the third highest peak on the island, after the Piton des Neiges and the Gros Morne. It is most often accessed by hike from the Maido in the heights of Saint Paul.

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