2024

MARINE CEMETERY

Cemetery to visit
4.2/5
17 reviews

Built facing the ocean in 1780, the marine cemetery is home to many characters who have marked the history of the island: the Desbassayns family, the poets Leconte De Lisle and Eugène Dayot or unfortunate Breton sailors, tragically shipwrecked in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The best time to visit this place of contemplation is undoubtedly late afternoon, when the sun sets over the magnificent bay of Saint-Paul. Ask the city's architecture and heritage animator for information on visits.

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 Saint-Paul
2024

CIMETIÈRE

Cemetery to visit
4/5
1 review

At the corner of rue Luc-Lorion and the waterfront, west of the city, this cemetery is visited especially for the tomb of the famous Sitarane who fascinates the curious. But you can also go and have a look at the sumptuous Chinese tombs, or the rich mausoleums of the great Reunionese families. Muslims are buried in a small, more sober cemetery, in the shade of the frangipani trees, on the other side of rue Lorion. This is a walk that says a lot about the relationship each of these religions has with death.

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 Saint-Pierre
2024

LANDSCAPED CEMETERY

Cemetery to visit

Inaugurated in 1992, it symbolically sketches the shape of a tree on 7 ha. Its numerous alleys are the branches that lead to the leaf areas, intended for graves, dotted with frangipani, pomegranate, ylang-ylang and palm trees. In order to see the contours of this area, you have to climb aboard a microlight (the companies fly over it). Beware, drones are forbidden. A real green space, it does not resemble its ancestor, the cemetery of the Plague, which was reserved for the victims of the epidemic.

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 Le Port
2024

CARRIAGE OF A HOLY ROSE

Memorial to visit

In an idyllic setting, the port of Sainte-Rose is a restful stopover. This fishing port is also the only one, along with Saint-Pierre and Le Port, that can accommodate sailing boats. On Sundays, many picnickers gather with their families. The site is also renowned for scuba diving. You will be able to discover the Corbet monument, made of basalt cut stone, a historical monument erected in memory of the British captain who attacked Sainte-Rose in 1809, as well as the fresco designed by Jace on the facade of the hydroelectric power station.

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 Sainte-Rose
2024

CAMP DIMITILE

Cemetery and memorial to visit

Le Dimitile offers splendid panoramic views of the cirque de Cilaos. It is also a place steeped in history, marked by the fate of the former slaves, the "marrons", forced to work on the plantations around Le Dimitile. Fleeing oppression, they found refuge on the steep slopes of this massif. In their memory, a brown camp was reconstituted on the summit in 1998. A series of sculptures depicting some of the legendary maroon slaves can be seen there, including Chief Dimitile, known as "the elusive one", who gave his name to the site.

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 Le Dimitile