Thalasso de Saint-Gilles-les-Bains

Thalasso de Saint-Gilles-les-Bains in La Réunion offers iodine-rich tropical Indian Ocean thalassotherapy on the reef-protected lagoon coast of France's most spectacular overseas island—La Réunion, a French department in the Indian Ocean whose volcano (the Piton de la Fournaise, one of the world's most active shield volcanoes) continuously creates new land while the island's calderas and cirques (particularly the spectacular Cirque de Mafate, accessible only on foot or by helicopter) form some of the most dramatic terrain on Earth. The iodine-rich Indian Ocean water used in the treatments reflects the exceptional marine biodiversity of the Réunion lagoon, whose coral reef ecosystem is one of the most biodiverse in the Indian Ocean. The Piton de la Fournaise volcanic activity, the Cirque de Mafate wilderness, and the tropical Indian Ocean thalassotherapy tradition create a Saint-Gilles experience of extraordinary natural volcanic and therapeutic tropical richness.