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Saint André
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This city is an excellent springboard to go(surrender) to Salazie's circusReunion, indeed the colonists highlight the region from 1670.

This city was a big territory of sugar properties, the vanilla will be exploited(run) too. In Bois Rouge, Planter's house was built in 1860 in the style of Pondichéry's colonial houses.

The rich owners needing workforce made come a big number of Indian employees after the abolition of the slavery. These having, by contract the freedom of worship, set up near camps and districts of numerous temples.

Of a big cultural wealth, you will discover to the city center of beautiful Creole houses. Three small temples of the Small General store where the visit is possible barefoot, without carrying(wearing) of leather and especially by respecting the places of the cult. The temple of Kolosse, the house of the vanilla. Visit of the Sugar factory of Red Wood...

Local tradition the 1-st and on January 2 "Walking of the fire".

For any information or demand of documentation, please, contact the Committee of the Tourism of Reunion or the municipal Office of Saint André's tourism.


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Office Municipal de Tourisme de Saint André
68, centre Centre Commercial
97440 - Saint André
Pho. : +33 (0)2 62 46 91 63 — Fax : +33 (0)2 62 46 52 16