Souillac, named after its namesake in France with whom it shares brotherly ties, is the real centre of the wild south and once was one of the important places on the island. Traces of its old grandeur may still be found at the church, cemetery and old train depot, which has nowadays been turned into restaurant Le Batelage, at a once thriving harbour site, where sugar cane trains huffed and puffed, loading their sweet freight onto eagerly waiting ships.
Behind the last houses of Souillac and hidden in the sugar cane fields, the black basalt cliffs of Rochester Falls form a spectacular background for pictures and films. Not a recommended site to see in the rain though, as the road can get rather slippery.