{"id":17101,"date":"2019-04-22T12:08:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T10:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?p=17101"},"modified":"2020-01-16T06:49:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T05:49:51","slug":"france-and-reunion-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/france-and-reunion-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Fascinating Facts About Reunion Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"post-title\">Fascinating Facts About Reunion Island<\/h2><div id=\"disco-445462581\" class=\"disco-social-pug-2019 disco-entity-placement\"><p><div  class=\"dpsp-shortcode-wrapper dpsp-shape-rounded dpsp-size-medium dpsp-column-auto dpsp-has-spacing dpsp-has-buttons-count dpsp-show-on-mobile dpsp-button-style-6\"><ul class=\"dpsp-networks-btns-wrapper dpsp-networks-btns-share dpsp-networks-btns-content dpsp-column-auto \" style=\"padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none\">\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-facebook\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2Ffrance-and-reunion-island%2F&#038;t=Fascinating%20Facts%20About%20Reunion%20Island\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-facebook dpsp-has-count dpsp-first dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 32\"><path d=\"M17.12 0.224v4.704h-2.784q-1.536 0-2.080 0.64t-0.544 1.92v3.392h5.248l-0.704 5.28h-4.544v13.568h-5.472v-13.568h-4.544v-5.28h4.544v-3.904q0-3.328 1.856-5.152t4.96-1.824q2.624 0 4.064 0.224z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Share<\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">11<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-pinterest\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<button rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2Ffrance-and-reunion-island%2F&#038;media=&#038;description=Fascinating%20Facts%20About%20Reunion%20Island\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-pinterest dpsp-has-count dpsp-last dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Save to Pinterest\" title=\"Save to Pinterest\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 23 32\"><path d=\"M0 10.656q0-1.92 0.672-3.616t1.856-2.976 2.72-2.208 3.296-1.408 3.616-0.448q2.816 0 5.248 1.184t3.936 3.456 1.504 5.12q0 1.728-0.32 3.36t-1.088 3.168-1.792 2.656-2.56 1.856-3.392 0.672q-1.216 0-2.4-0.576t-1.728-1.568q-0.16 0.704-0.48 2.016t-0.448 1.696-0.352 1.28-0.48 1.248-0.544 1.12-0.832 1.408-1.12 1.536l-0.224 0.096-0.16-0.192q-0.288-2.816-0.288-3.36 0-1.632 0.384-3.68t1.184-5.152 0.928-3.616q-0.576-1.152-0.576-3.008 0-1.504 0.928-2.784t2.368-1.312q1.088 0 1.696 0.736t0.608 1.824q0 1.184-0.768 3.392t-0.8 3.36q0 1.12 0.8 1.856t1.952 0.736q0.992 0 1.824-0.448t1.408-1.216 0.992-1.696 0.672-1.952 0.352-1.984 0.128-1.792q0-3.072-1.952-4.8t-5.12-1.728q-3.552 0-5.952 2.304t-2.4 5.856q0 0.8 0.224 1.536t0.48 1.152 0.48 0.832 0.224 0.544q0 0.48-0.256 1.28t-0.672 0.8q-0.032 0-0.288-0.032-0.928-0.288-1.632-0.992t-1.088-1.696-0.576-1.92-0.192-1.92z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Pin<\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">8<\/span><\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Somewhere off the coast of Madagascar, 9000km from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/7-overlooked-sites-in-paris\/\">Â鶹APP<\/a>, there is a little piece of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/10-english-sayings-that-dont-work-in-french\/\">France<\/a> floating in the Indian Ocean. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite being very, <i>very<\/i> far away from the homeland, Reunion Island is part of France whether you can wrap your head around it or not. The 51km wide island forms part of the African coast and is home to almost 900,000 people. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The island is tropical and boasts white, sandy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/the-most-beautiful-beaches-in-normandy\/\">beaches<\/a> and turquoise blue waters around the entirety of its circumference.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17103\" style=\"width: 531px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17103\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/le_beau_pays.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/le_beau_pays.jpg 521w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/le_beau_pays-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reunion Island &#8211; by Oti nord &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Le_Beau_Pays.jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In order to travel here you\u2019d have to treat your trip the same way you would were you to travel somewhere in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/10-french-sayings-that-dont-work-in-english\/\">France<\/a>, like Â鶹APP for example. If you require a French or Schengen Visa to get into Â鶹APP, then you require the same to get onto Reunion Island. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I took some time to better understand how this historic French colony works and what one can expect from a journey there. I can conclude early on that Reunion Island may be one of the most overlooked yet unmissable parts of France \u2014 here&#8217;s why:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"s1\">The History of France and Reunion Island<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Known to the French as La R\u00e9union, the island found its first settlers back in the 16th century when migrants from both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/joan-of-arc-heroine-of-france\/\">France<\/a> and Madagascar made their way to its shores. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Slavery in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/where-to-eat-traditional-french-cuisine-in-paris\/\">French<\/a> colonies was abolished on the 20 December 1848. Each year this date is celebrated across the island amongst the people. The island itself was only actually dubbed an overseas department of France in 1946.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17106\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17106\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-la_reunion_1158a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-la_reunion_1158a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-la_reunion_1158a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-la_reunion_1158a-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reunion Island &#8211; by Yves Picq &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:La_r\u00e9union_1158a.jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There is not much information available as to the inhabitance or life on Reunion Island prior to the settlers who arrived in the 16th century. One can imagine that the natives to the land were quickly wiped out by the European forces or pushed into slavery up until its abolition many centuries later. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Today, La R\u00e9union is an extension of France and both the currency and language are the same between the two. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Getting from France to Reunion Island<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Because France and Reunion Island are technically not separate places, the flight between them is simply a domestic one. Yes, it takes 11 hours to get from one place to the next \u2014 but you\u2019ll enter and exit the same way you would any other domestic flight within France; no immigration procedures or security checks.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17104\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17104\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-sunset_on_reunion_island.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-sunset_on_reunion_island.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-sunset_on_reunion_island-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-sunset_on_reunion_island-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset on Reunion Island &#8211; by Jean-Marc Astesana &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sunset_on_Reunion_Island.jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As I said \u2014 if you can wrap your head around it, its really not <i>that<\/i> wild. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A flight from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/where-to-find-and-eat-french-delicacies-in-paris\/\">Â鶹APP<\/a> to Reunion Island will set you back just a few hundred euros. Technically you could wake up in the French capital, enjoy an early coffee and croissant on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-best-drinking-spots-along-the-seine-river\/\">Seine<\/a> &amp; maybe a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/city\/paris-walking-tours\/\"><span class=\"s3\">free guided walking tour<\/span><\/a> through the city before heading off to Charles de Gaulle Airport and making it to the island for a late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/a-guide-to-michelin-restaurants-in-paris\/\">dinner<\/a> on the sand \u2014 beautiful!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\">Fun Facts about <\/span><span class=\"s1\">France and Reunion Island<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If your mind isn\u2019t already slightly stretched by the concept of a piece of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/joan-of-arc-heroine-of-france\/\">France<\/a> floating around the Indian Ocean, lets divulge further\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The most expensive road in France is on Reunion Island. The coastal road in Saint-Denis was recently built to solve the landslide problems that the island\u2019s port has been dealign with for years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/how-paris-is-changing-new-projects\/\">new road<\/a> is 12.5km long and cost \u20ac1.66 billion to built due to the columns that had to be built up from out of the ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17105\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17105\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1024px-poissons_du_lagon_de_la_reunion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1024px-poissons_du_lagon_de_la_reunion.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1024px-poissons_du_lagon_de_la_reunion-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1024px-poissons_du_lagon_de_la_reunion-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1024px-poissons_du_lagon_de_la_reunion-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1024px-poissons_du_lagon_de_la_reunion-816x624.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reunion Island &#8211; by Philippe Bourjon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Poissons_du_lagon_de_la_R\u00e9union.jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Saint-Denis, which is the islands capital, also happens to be the 21st largest French city; and officially the largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/best-food-to-bring-back-from-france\/\">French<\/a> city not physically attached to the land of France. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Reunion Island is home to the heaviest rainstorms on the planet. While most of the year is spent in sun and surf, there are periods of intense rainfall where the island sets records in terms of cyclone size measurement. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\">Life in <\/span><span class=\"s1\">France and Reunion Island<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Wet season aside, life on La R\u00e9union is as \u201cislandy\u201d as it gets. Sun, sand and laid back vibes are the order of each day and, surprisingly, the island is not overrun by tourism or resorts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Unlike France, and the capital of Â鶹APP in particular, there is just one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/our-recommended-5-star-hotels-in-paris\/\">five star hotel<\/a> on the entire island. <em>Lux Saint Gilles<\/em> is found on the west side and is on par with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/our-recommended-5-star-hotels-in-paris\/\">five star hotel<\/a> experiences we\u2019ve come to appreciate from Â鶹APP itself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17102\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17102\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-pont-ravine-colimacons-kelonia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-pont-ravine-colimacons-kelonia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-pont-ravine-colimacons-kelonia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-pont-ravine-colimacons-kelonia-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reunion Island &#8211; by Thierry Caro &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Pont-ravine-Colima\u00e7ons-K\u00e9lonia.JPG\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The impressive infrastructure found in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-5-star-hotels-in-paris\/\">Â鶹APP<\/a> has managed to spill over into the island region. La R\u00e9union\u2019s roads are wide and smooth; traffic flows freely and roadworks are completed in a timeous fashion. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\">Best Time to Visit <\/span><span class=\"s1\">France and Reunion Island<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One thing that will really blow your mind is coming to accept that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-bed-and-breakfasts-in-paris\/\">Â鶹APP<\/a> and Reunion Island are part of the same country but exist in completely different time zones\u2026 and hemispheres! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-10-free-things-to-do-in-paris-in-summer\/\"> summer in Â鶹APP<\/a> means the winter on Reunion Island, and vice versa. Thanks to the tropical nature of La R\u00e9union, however, winter is virtually non existent and temperatures never drop below 20\u00b0c.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17107\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17107\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/grand_anse_beach_reunion_island.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/grand_anse_beach_reunion_island.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/grand_anse_beach_reunion_island-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/grand_anse_beach_reunion_island-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reunion Island &#8211; by PKRU3867 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Grand_Anse_Beach_Reunion_Island.jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I am often asked when the best time to visit Â鶹APP is, and I struggle to answer each time. While Â鶹APP is breathtaking in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/paris-during-the-summer\/\">summer<\/a> with<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>all the blossoming greenery and street side cafes spilling across the streets; there is something equally as magical about the Eiffel Tower sparkling on a cold, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-10-free-things-to-do-in-paris-in-winter\/\">winter<\/a> night and roaming the Christmas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-food-markets-in-paris\/\">markets<\/a> for sweet treats . <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Pick your poison, I say, and rest easy knowing that Reunion Island sits a mere domestic flight away in a perpetual state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/paris-weather-in-summer\/\">summer<\/a> and sun! The longest domestic flight in the world, yes\u2026 but domestic nonetheless!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-3107113907\" class=\"disco-amazon-box-2024 disco-entity-placement\"><div style=\"width: 100%; border: 2px solid lightgray; padding: 3% 6% 3% 3%; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Planning a trip to Â鶹APP ? 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Despite being very, very far away from the homeland, Reunion Island is part of France whether you can wrap your head around it or not. 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