The allée des baobabs

The "baobabs amoureux"

Lemurians

There are many touristic sites in Madagascar. Each place has got its legends and history.

The most famous touristic places are:

the "Allée des baobabs" and the "Baobab amoureux", in Morondava at the West,

Antalaha "capitale de la vanille", in the north, there are many plantations of vanilla

there The "Canal des Pangalanes" and Foulpointe at East, these are big beaches.

The highlands of Isalo, in the south for those who like beautiful landscapes

Antananarivo, with its twelve hills, its "Palais de la reine", its cathedrals, for those who like history…

And for those who are interested in animals and vegetals there are the Natural reserve of Andasibe at East and Ranomafana in the South. There is also a thermal station inRanomafana, like in Antsirabe, a town on the highlands.

The ecology of Madagascar is very interesting.

80% of the vegetals, which exist in the Island, are endemic of it, the most famous is also the emblem of the country: The Ravinala. A tree of 10 to 15m of height, in the legend it is the link between the human and the nature. It is also called "the tree of the traveller" because it contains water and its leaves can be used to build a little house. The ravinala is also the logo of the Malagasy aerial company "Air Madagascar". In the animal reign, the symbol of the Island is the Lemurian, a kind of monkey. There are more than 10 endemic species of them in the Island. Take a plane and come you will see, that this Island is a little paradise!

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