Monthly Archives: August 2018

Salazie, land of waterfalls and creole houses

‘Shining at the heart of the island’ … is the cirque of Salazie. These few words are the motto of this cirque and eponymous municipality located in the centre of Reunion. Like neighbouring Mafate and Cilaos, Salazie is a cirque (volcanic caldera) created by massive landslides around the now-dormant volcano of Piton des Neiges. Salazie…

Cilaos, where tradition and nature meet

Cilaos is one of the Reunion’s three natural amphitheatre-shaped inhabited valleys, which are known on the island as cirques. It is drier than neighbouring cirque of Salazie, and more easily reached than the cirque of Mafate. Famed for its thermal springs, wine, lentils, embroidery, canyons and gorges – as well as the road with 400…