Piton de la Fournaise Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Volcano on the French oversea department La Réunion
About Piton de la Fournaise
The Piton de la Fournaise ("peak of the furnace") is a shield volcano; that is, a volcano that emits fluid lava as theHawaiianvolcanoes do. While the volcano may erupt several times a year, when it's not erupting you can hike to the summit. Moreover, there are many places where you can see the unusual landscape from a safe distance, or view it from an overflight in a tourist helicopter or airplane. If however an eruption is ongoing, this doesn't mean that there's nothing to see — quite the contrary. Piton de la Fournaise covers the southeastern third of Réunion, a region that is practically uninhabited. The closest towns to Piton de la Fournaise are🌍Le Tamponand🌍La Plaine-des-Palmistes, both located on the highland west of the volcano. The first recorded ascent to the volcano took place
Top Attractions in Piton de la Fournaise
Explore the best things to see and do in Piton de la Fournaise:
- ★Bory Crater
- ★Chapelle de Rosemont
- ★Commerson Crater
- ★Cratère Rivals
- ★Dolomieu Crater
- ★Formica Leo
- ★Pas de Bellecombe
- ★Plaine des Sables
Where to Stay in Piton de la Fournaise
- 🏨Gîte du Volcan
Piton de la Fournaise Travel Guide Sections
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