Landing at Roland Garros Airport in St Marie gives you a great view of the Roche Ecrite summit and, if the sky is clear, the Piton des Neiges as well.


What to see and do in St Denis
→ 120 000 inhabitants, hectares
- Creole houses and buildings dating from the East India Trading Company, in particularly the Maison Deramond and the Prefecture, which are open to the public on National Heritage Days
- The Léon Dierx Musuem, the Artotheque, art galleries…
- The Natural History Museum and State Garden
- The ‘Grand Marché’ (handicraft from the Indian Ocean) and the ‘Petit Marché’ (fruit, vegetables, spices…)
- The mosque and other religious buildings
- Several theatre and music stages : the Grand Marché Theatre, Champ Fleuri, and La Fabrik…
- Seafront walks along the Barachois
- The picnic area at Le Brûlé and surrounding walks (the Maniquet waterfall..) or treks (Roche Ecrite)
- La Montagne with its adventure playground, the Colorado Golf Course and Cinderella’s Garden (botanical garden)