The 1810 battle memorial
On the waterfront.
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Mahébourg is a small coastal town in southeastern Mauritius, the main town of the Grand Port District, on the island's biggest lagoon. Its waterfront offers a calm walk beside turquoise water, and it differs from the resorts in its local character, market and fishermen. It is named after Mahé de La Bourdonnais, one of the most successful French governors. The Dutch built the earliest settlement nearby during their brief period of colonisation, and the town grew greatly around 1806 under the French, as its wide, well-planned streets still show. Once the French chose Port Louis as the main port, Mahébourg settled into being a quiet coastal town. The waterfront has a memorial to the 1810 naval battle of Grand Port, the Rémy Ollier monument and places to sit facing the lagoon. The town has streets of colourful small shops, and the National History Museum, in a white colonial house, shows objects from those sea battles and the island's past. Distant mountains stand behind the water, finest in morning light. It is 2.9 km in a straight line from Île aux Aigrettes and 4.4 km from Blue Bay Marine Park, so it works as a base for both. The waterfront is best in the morning or before sunset, and the town has several small guesthouses.
On the waterfront.
A white colonial house.
Turquoise water, distant hills.
Waterfront, Mahébourg, Grand Port District
For its calm waterfront, local feel and naval history, and for being close to Blue Bay and Île aux Aigrettes.
Yes, for Blue Bay and Île aux Aigrettes, and it has several small guesthouses.