Bridal Veil Falls (Salazie)
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The Bridal Veil Falls (
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: Voile de la Mariée) is a waterfall on the island of
Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
. Located at about 500 m altitude along the mountainous rampart that separates the
cirque A (; from the Latin word ') is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic , meaning a pot or cauldron) and (; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform ...
Salazie and the plateau forest Bélouve, it falls within the territory of the commune of
Salazie Salazie () is a volcanic caldera and commune (administrative division) in the department and region of Réunion. The first settlement of the area took place in 1829 after a cyclone had devastated the nearby coast, and the municipality of Sal ...
on the island of Réunion. A legend related to it: a father crying on the veil of her daughter fell into a deep precipice.


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Waterfalls of Réunion Réunion National Park {{Réunion-geo-stub