Reunion: European style town in Africa (Photos)

Reunion Island, a very strange to usTravelingDestination, located in aIndiaThe West Africa continental island close to the ocean, a scattered in the blue sea of greenFranceTerritory. Although the round island area is not large, andShanghaiThe urban area of about, but in this magical land has a stunning natural and tourism elements: spectacular volcano landform, beautiful coastline and coral reef band, included in the world natural heritage three cirque, from the plains to the mountains is rich in vegetation and ecological environment, rich and colorful natural hiking and the motion of the sea, as well as the best local human and food elements. It's hard to believe so many beautiful elements actually fusion in such a small island together, no wonder every visitor will not indulge in pleasures without stop, exclaimed: "here, this is the life!"

Reunion and pleasant scenery

Color village cirque high mountains

Millions of years ago the volcano eruption formed a reunion, also created the island incomparable towering mountains and hide the beautiful scenery, the cirque is here unique landform name, is formed between the alpine Kyoho is similar to the shape of bucket Valley, also known as the "island of island". Hundreds of years ago, these are located in the island of reunion the center position of the valley was the best hiding place of escaped slaves, three Corrie's most famous: CILAOS (Cilaos), Sara Sai (Salazie) and Ma method (Mafate) is a well-known at the time of the slave name naming. Now these cirque has become famousTourist attractions, more visitors come here feel the serenity of nature and fresh, and magical springs and waterfalls.

Reunion Island panorama

Even more amazing is that in these seemingly dangerous primitive alpine valleys, unexpectedly also can be found everywhere in local villages towns. Some small town was built in the valley, surrounded by mountains, the scenery pleasant, area is big is small, dozens of families to thousands of households differ. Although it sounds like life in the mountains, living conditions of a little difference, many traditional wooden residential structure, the roof and windows are painted bright colors, many villas both before and after the big yard, almost all have a private car, the whole town facilities complete, post office, supermarket, store, hospitals, schools, and even Tourism Bureau and visitor center. Walk in these filled with European customs small town, completely forget themselves in Africa to India ocean island.

There are many on the cirque Valley residents of the story, many such as living in Cilaos cirque area residents are going to work in the coastal city, need every day after 35 kilometers, known as the "400 corners"PanshanHighway, need high concentration driving 1 hours. Seemingly work process is painful but by local people indulge in elaborating on, because they think the 2 hours a day in the embrace of nature, and experience a thrilling driving stimulation is very wonderful life. There is life in the Mafat Corrie where residents is even more magical, because the whole cirque area illogical highway, all supplies and personnel access to the helicopter to complete, true it may be said is "land of idyllic beauty", so Mafat Corrie is also known as is the most mysterious cirque.

Came to the cirque natural sites, the best experience is hiking, here is the world famous hiker Park, more than 800 kilometers of hiking trails throughout the cirque mountain area, and obvious marks along the way, improve the supporting facilities. In addition, also can choose to bike, canyoning, rafting, rock fall, rock climbing and other outdoor activities to get close to nature.