Cap Méchant

metropolitan France · France

Cap Méchant, France
Photo: Philippe Garcelon, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
April to November
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limited
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This dramatic stretch of black volcanic coast in southern Réunion is battered by heavy Indian Ocean swells that erupt against the cliffs. A pandanus-shaded coastal path offers panoramic views of the rugged shoreline.

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