Îles du Salut

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Lonely Planet review

The Îles du Salut (Salvation Islands) are best known for the notorious prison. Île Royale, once the administrative headquarters, now has the best restored prison buildings including the restaurant/auberge. Île St Joseph, with its creepy solitary-confinement cells, has been left to be eaten up by the jungle, which only makes its ghosts feel more alive.

Île du Diable was home to political prisoners, including Alfred Dreyfus, but is now closed to the public because of hazardous currents.