The capital is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has several places of interest, including the Natural History Museum and the Léon Dierx Art Gallery with its collection of French Impressionist paintings. There are various temples, a mosque and a cathedral, a sign of the cultural and religious variety of the island population. Around town, a good trip to take is the Plaine d’Affouches in La Montagne, which is lined by lush tamarind trees and calumets, a type of wild fig tree. From Brûlé, a footpath leads to the Roche-Écrite, a 2227m- (7306ft-) high summit which overlooks the whole of the northern part of the island and slopes down to the Mafate and Salazie Cirques.