French Guiana. Paris - Cayenne - Kourou - Devil's Island
Here you can see the trip all the way from Paris to Devil's Island in French Guiana by plane, taxi, bus and boat.
Devil's Island, French Guiana
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Devil's Island is the smallest island of the three islands making up the Salvation group of islands, in the Atlantic ocean, nine miles off the coast of French Guiana. The island was part of the infamous French penal colony of French Guiana over 101 years, from 1852 to 1953.
Its most famous inmates were Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a wrongly accused political prisoner and the fictional Papillon of a book by the same name, written by Clément Duval.
French Guiana - Devils Island
Highlights of our visit to the Iles of Salut or Islands of Savation as they were known by missionaries trying to escape the plague on mainland Guiana. After the Bagne de Cayenne or Penal Colony of Cayenne was built by the French in 1852 the islands collectively became known as Devils Island. The island prision was made famous by the movie Papaillon, starring Steve McQueen, in 1973.
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Convicted murderer Henri Charriere prepares to attempt the impossible: escape from the notorious Devils Island.
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Visiting Papillon’s Devil’s island - French Guiana 2018
Papillon’s world famous Devil’s island at ”Îles du Salut” - in French Guiana (South America). Known in English as the Salvation Islands, these little Islands were anything but ”salvation” for the prisoners sent here from the French mainland by Emperor Napoleon III and the subsequent French governments. This was the French smaller version of other more famous death camps. From 1852 to 1947, some 80,000 prisoners died from disease, inhumane conditions and the guillotine on these sad isles. So much for égalité, liberté and fraternité.
The three tiny former prison islands consist of Île du Diable, Île Royale and Île St Joseph and thanks to shark infested waters they were considered escape proof and extra appropriate for political prisoners: including the French/Jewish Alfred Dreyfus - wrongly convicted of treason in 1894.
The most famous prisoner though was Henry Charrière, who became known for his epic tale of nine remarkable escapes from French Guiana’s infamous prison camps. Nicknamed Papillon (Butterfly) for a tattoo on his chest, Charrière claims that after being wrongly convicted of murder he escaped from Îles du Salut by floating toward the mainland on a sack full of coconuts and cut his way through harsh malarial jungles to flee towards freedom eastward. Papillon is portrayed by Steve McQueen in a 1973 Hollywood version of his life also starring a young Dustin Hoffman in thick glasses
Devil's Island/penal colony in French Guiana 1852-1952.
The flag of French Guiana is the French Tricolor because it is an Overseas Department of France. It flies the national flag of France.The French Tricolor flag displays three equally sized vertical bands of blue, white, and red, and is one of the most recognized flags in the world.
The blue band is on the hoist side of the flag. The white band of color is in the middle and the red is on the fly side.The colors are said to represent the good relationship between the citizens of the city of Paris and the then King.The color white is meant to represent royalty, the Royal House of Bourbon, and the blue and red colours represented the City of Paris.France adopted the Tricolor as its flag in February 1794, at which time, the colour blue was that of St Martin, a was a Gallo-Roman officer who had torn, with his sword, his blue coat.St Martin gave one half of the blue coat to the poor, being a symbol of care and symbolizing the duty of the wealthy to help the poor.As well as being the flag of France, and the flag of French Guiana the Tricolor is also the official flag for all French dependent areas and territories.The Spanish were the first Europeans to discover the coast of Guyana in 1500.They saw the area as uninhabitable and did to make any settlements in the area.The French arrived in 1604 and found difficult, impenetrable terrain. They brought with them the French language and for this reason you can now learn French of practise speaking French in French Guiana.Six different native South American tribal groups occupied this area, and later on, slaves were brought in from Africa.A large African population influenced the people that were brought to the region as slaves.The French established settlements at Sinnemary in 1624 and at Cayenne in 1643.The Dutch took the settle at Cayenne in 1664.The Dutch flag therefore became the flag of French Guiana for a period.The Treaty of Breda in 1667 awarded this area back to France, so once again the Tricolor of France became the flag of French Guiana.The Dutch took Cayenne in 1676 and the French re-took the area later that same year.French Guiana becomes France's Penal Colony.During the French revolution, French Guiana was a penal colony for Frances political exiles.This was an hospitable stretch of territory covered by a tropical rain forest.Napoleon III established these as permanent penal camps. The most famed of these was Devils Island, which is one of the Iles du Salut just off the coast.Devils Island was made famous after the book Papillon (Butterfly) by Henri Charriere, and the subsequent film.The Dreyfus affair : French officer Alfred Dreyfus is condamned in december 1894 to dishonourable discharge and life prison at the penal colony on the Devil island off the coast of Cayenne, French Guyane.
The penal colonies were evacuated after World War II but French Guiana maintained its penal settlements until 1951.In January 1809, the Portuguese occupied the area.The Portuguese used a Royal Standard, which was a red flag with the Portuguese Coat of Arms and Crown in red, yellow, blue, and white.This area was re-stored to France in November 1817.French Guiana was an overseas department of France in 1947.The territory became an integral part of the French nation. It was a neglected territory.Civil unrest broke out in 1970s. The independists used a flag divided per bend yellow over green with a five pointed star in the middle. The star's dimension is one third of the wide of the flag. Had their ambitions been achieved perhaps this would be the official flag of French Guiana. In 1974, it became an administrative region of FranceAs an Overseas Department, one member of the Senate and one member of the National Assembly in France represent French Guiana.Today, this area is used by the space industry. It is the launch site for the France's European Space Agency, which launches communication satellites.The money that is generated by the space program gives French Guiana the highest per-capita income in South America.
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The penal colony of Cayenne (French: Bagne de Cayenne), commonly known as Devil's Island (Île du Diable), was a famous prison of the 19th and 20th century. It operated at several locations.
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My trip to French Guiana / Devil's Island 2011
French Guiana was dubbed the Green Hell among the prisoners were serving his sentence here.
The Îles du Salut (in English: Salvation Islands) were used as a penal colony from 1852 onwards, earning them a reputation for harshness and brutality.
The islands are today restored and the visit of many tourists.
Foreign Legion also has a small base on one of the islands. They are responsible for maintenance and security.
Drive to Cayenne from the airport. Capital of French Guiana August 2016
Drive to Cayenne from the airport. French Guiana August 2016
If I remember right the cost was about 35 Euros.
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Devil's Island Penal Colony | Abandoned Prison Island | French Guiana | HD
The penal colony of Cayenne, commonly known as Devil's Island, was a French penal colony that operated in the 19th and 20th century in the Salvation's Islands of French Guiana. Opened in 1852, the Devil's Island system received convicts deported from all parts of the Second French Empire, and was infamous for its harsh treatment of detainees, with a death rate of 75% at their worst, until it was closed down in 1953. Devil's Island was notorious for being used for the internal exile of French political prisoners, with the most famous being Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
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Devils Island : Colonies of the Condemned
The penal colony of Cayenne or The Cayenne's Prison (French: Bagne de Cayenne), was a famous prison of the 19th and 20th century. It operated at several locations in French Guiana. Opened in 1852, it was notorious for being used for internal exile of French political prisoners during that period, the most famous of whom was Captain Alfred Dreyfus. It is also known for its harsh treatment of criminals, who were deported there from all parts of the French empire. The system was closed down in 1953.
Devils Island. Iles du Sant. Ile du Diable. Ile Royale. Ile Saint-Joseph. French Guiana.
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The penal colony of Cayenne , commonly known as Devil's Island , was a famous prison of the 19th and 20th century.It operated at several locations in French Guiana.Opened in 1852, it was notorious for being used for internal exile of French political prisoners during that period, the most famous of whom was Captain Alfred Dreyfus.It is also known for its harsh treatment of criminals, who were deported there from all parts of the French empire.
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Two years ago, the overseas department of French Guiana, located north of Brazil, was paralysed by unprecedented social unrest. Paris sent two ministers to douse the flames and promised several billion euros to develop France's largest overseas territory. But since then, have things changed? Have the hospitals, schools and prisons promised by the government materialised? Our reporters Fanny Lothaire and Florence Goisnard returned to French Guiana to find out.
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Devils Island In French Guiana
Weeks Abroad is exploring the notoriously brutal penal colony of Devils Island. Found off the coast of French Guiana, 56,000 prisoners were held captive here, they nicknamed the island the 'Green Hell'. Only about 10% of inmates made it though their sentence due to harsh physical labor and disease. Join us we take you on a walking tour of the island to learn a little of the history of Devils Island.
Devil's Island, French Guiana, April 15, 2010
Join Susan & Hugh Barrow as we tour Devil's Island in French Guiana on April 15, 2010
Papillon's prison cell in St.Laurent-du-Maroni. French Guiana
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Camp de la Transportation.
The prison of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni was the main penal establishment of French Guiana for a century. Some of the buildings were restored in the early 1980s.
Papillon Prison - French Guiana
A short video view of my visit to the island of French Guiana which is the location of The Papillon Prison.
The penal colony of Cayenne, commonly known as Devil's Island, was a famous French prison that operated in the 19th and 20th century at several locations in French Guiana. Opened in 1852, it was notorious for being used for the internal exile of French political prisoners, with the most famous being Captain Alfred Dreyfus. The prison system was also known for its harsh treatment of detainees, who were deported there from all parts of the French Empire, until it was closed down in 1953.
In Cayenne, Guyane, (French Guiana)
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