Le Barachois
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- facing sea across from Pl Sarda Garriga
Lonely Planet review for Le Barachois
The place to promenade in St-Denis is Le Barachois. This seafront park, lined by cannons facing out to sea, has an area set aside for pétanque (a game similar to bowls), cafés and a monument to the Réunion-born aviator Roland Garros, leaning nonchalantly on a propeller. Garros was the first pilot to cross the Mediterranean. Shady Pl Sarda Garriga, across the road, was named after the governor who abolished slavery in Réunion in 1848.






