Roche Noire

Roche Noire owes its name to the volcanic formation caves which offered a safe hiding place to the brown slaves and also to the color of the volcanic rocks. The village has a natural jewel, a tunnel of lava situated 7 meters underground in the center of the locality. Nicknamed 'la cave Madame', this tunnel of lava is the fruit of a volcanic eruption that occurred more than 25000 years ago. Swimming at Roches Noires is mostly recommended to experienced swimmers due to the rocky formations. Roches Noires' unique selling point is the black rocks formation from past volcanic remnants.