Michelin
Saint-Paul Maritime Cemetery
The Green Guide
The Michelin Guide's review
This marine cemetery takes you on a poetic tour of the island's past. The sea, the scent of frangipani trees and pirate stories conspire to make a visit even more romantic. The names of the island's oldest inhabitants can be read on its tombstones, including founders and local celebrities, such as the poet Leconte de Lisle (1818-1894), and other figures linked to historical episodes such as the shipwrecked Breton sailors of the Ker Anna (1894) or Olivier Levasseur, aka La Buse, the most notorious pirate.
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