Villages · Salazie
Hell-Bourg
The Cirques
Why go
A Creole mountain village that grew up around the Salazie hot springs in the 19th century, remarkable for its Creole houses, gardens, guétalis (garden gazebos) and cirque scenery.
History
Hell-Bourg developed as a spa resort in the Cirque de Salazie from the mid-19th century. The hot springs drew the island's wealthy residents, who built handsome Creole houses (cases créoles) with gardens and guétalis there. The village is listed among the Most Beautiful Villages of France.
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Sources (3)
- https://archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/ocean-indien/fr/thermes-de-hell-bourg
- https://reunion-parcnational.fr/fr/des-decouvertes/la-reunion-une-ile-de-nature/le-cirque-de-salazie-et-le-grand-est-l-eau/hell-bourg
- https://www.les-plus-beaux-villages-de-france.org/fr/nos-villages/hell-bourg/
