Walking Tour
Walking TourSaint-Gilles les Hauts
Walk through the raw history of colonial La Réunion at this preserved 18th-century plantation. The guided tour brings the estate's painful past to life through the main house, former hospital, and grounds where hundreds of enslaved people once labored.
Tips
December 19 at 5pm
Commemorate the 1848 abolition of slavery at this solemn yet festive evening gathering. The museum opens its doors for cultural exchange with Indian Ocean nations, featuring an archaeological preview, memory collection from locals, and a new exhibition on Edmond Albius, the enslaved boy who discovered vanilla pollination.
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Walking TourWalking TourWalk through the raw history of colonial La Réunion at this preserved 18th-century plantation. The guided tour brings the estate's painful past to life through the main house, former hospital, and grounds where hundreds of enslaved people once labored.
Tips
December 19 at 5pm
Commemorate the 1848 abolition of slavery at this solemn yet festive evening gathering. The museum opens its doors for cultural exchange with Indian Ocean nations, featuring an archaeological preview, memory collection from locals, and a new exhibition on Edmond Albius, the enslaved boy who discovered vanilla pollination.
