Rue de Paris begins at the war memorial and ends at the Jardin de l’État, extending from Avenue de la Victoire and crossing Saint-Denis in a north-south line. It is one of the main arteries of the town’s checkerboard plan, a legacy of the French pr..

The Natural History Museum is housed in the former colonial palace located in the Jardin de l’État. Take time to peruse the museum’s permanent collection presenting the island’s land and sea animals in a charmingly old-fashioned way. Find out everyth..

Since 1912 this lovely white neo-classical residence, a former bishopric’s seat, has housed the Léon Dierx Museum, with a bust of its namesake at the entrance. The endowment’s main treasures came from the gift of art dealer Amboise Vollard’s collecti..

The Artothèque is housed in a lovely 19C Creole home made of wood. Its contemporary art exhibitions highlight the work of well-known artists and young talents from all over the Indian Ocean. One of its distinctive features: for a modest sum it will l..

A patchwork of Reunion Island’s people and religions is concentrated along the long and very lively shopping street Rue du Maréchal Leclerc, which cuts through the middle of Rue de Paris . There is the grand mosque, the Tamil temple Shri Kali Kampal ..

Le Barachois, a vast green seafront park, is a good place to start exploring Saint-Denis. Although the town’s military past is evidenced by the cannons facing out to sea here, nowadays this is a pleasant meeting place for locals and tourists - with a..