Hanging umbrellas
The famous view.
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A shopping and leisure complex on the Port Louis quayside, opened in the 1990s on the site of old docks and warehouses, and now the capital's liveliest spot for visitors and families. It has shops, restaurants and cafés on the water, a market for Mauritian crafts, a cinema and a casino, and a walkway shaded by colourful umbrellas hung in the air, one of the best-known images of the place. The complex is home to the Blue Penny Museum, which tells the island's history through maps, stamps and paintings. Its treasures are Mauritius's two 1847 Post Office stamps, among the rarest and most valuable in the world, shown under low light to protect them. Wandering is free; it is safe, comfortable and cool in the heat, with views over the harbour and the mountains behind the capital. It suits shopping or a meal after the nearby historic sights.
The famous view.
Among the rarest.
Mauritian souvenirs.
The harbour, Port Louis
Port Louis Central MarketThe capital's main market since the mid-nineteenth century, under Victorian-styl6 minutes walk4.2
Aapravasi GhatThe site of the old immigration depot on Port Louis harbour, through which about7 minutes walk4.3
Jummah Mosque, Port LouisThe most famous and most beautiful mosque in Mauritius, standing in the heart of9 minutes walk4.8
Fort Adelaide (La Citadelle)A stone fort on a hill above central Port Louis, built by the British between 1816 minutes walk4.3Mauritian history through maps and paintings, above all the island's two 1847 Post Office stamps.