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L'Auberge Créole
( 0262 51 10 10; 1 Chemin Case; mains €9-34, menus €20-35; lunch Tue-Sun, dinner Tue-Sat)
In this re-
spected option, the menu roves from Creole dishes and
métro
classics to pizzas (evenings
only) and Chinese specialities at prices that are more sweet than sour. Pity about the drab,
neon-lit interior; take your order to go and eat under
vacoa
trees at Bassin Bleu.
CHINESE, CREOLE
€€
Information
There's a small
tourist office
( 0262 47 05 09;
www.est.reunion.fr
; Rue de l'Église; 9am-noon &
1-5.30pm Mon-Sat; )
beside the church. It has maps and brochures and does bookings for
gîtes de montagne
. Also offers wi-fi access.
Getting There & Away
Ste-Anne is a stop on the coastal bus route from St-Benoît to St-Pierre.
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Ste-Rose & Around
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South of St-Benoît, the landscape becomes more open and less populated as the road hugs
the coast around Piton de la Fournaise, the volcano which regularly spews lava down its
flanks. The small fishing community of Ste-Rose has its harbour at the inlet of La Marine.
South of Ste-Rose the first tongues of lava from Piton de la Fournaise start to make
their appearance. Beyond Anse des Cascades, the main road continues south along the
coast, climbs and then drops down to cross the 6km-wide volcanic plain known as Le
Grand Brûlé (
Click here
)
.
Sights
At the picturesque
harbour
you'll see a
monument
to the young English commander Corbett,
who was killed in 1809 during a naval battle against the French off the coast.
Further south you'll reach
La Cayenne
, which has a superb picnic area scenically perched
on a cliff overlooking the ocean - well worth a pause.
Notre Dame des Laves
CHURCH
