Eastern Region Réunion

The town of Sainte-Rose covers the whole northern face of the massif de la Fournaise, from the edges to the summits of the mountains.

Salazie is a true Garden of Eden with waterfalls whose mountain water streams down the slopes, forming a kind of long, undulating mane.

Bras Panon is a vast, hot and humid Eastern plain, covered with sugar canes and vanilla plantations, it is the home of bichiques, fish fry used to make a delicious curry for special occasions.

Saint-Benoît is a town of art, education, culture and tourism, and boasts many interesting sites such as Sainte-Anne church, the Blue basin, the Grand Étang, the La Paix basin, the La Mer basin, Takamaka, the Sainte-Marguerite forest, the forests of Ravenales and Bethléem.

Sainte-Anne’s history is similar to its neighbouring towns: it started out as an important centre for spice production, before branching out into sugar cane production.

Saint-André is the wetter and therefore, greener side of the island has an extremely fertile soil – this aspect encouraged agricultural workers from India to settle here. The land is exploited as much as possible but with the abundant waterfalls, pools and primitive forests, Mother Nature is still firmly in control....