Port Louis — tijd en weer

Bezienswaardigheden en historische plekken

• Aapravasi Ghat (UNESCO) is a 19th-century memorial through which nearly half a million Indian indentured labourers passed.
• The Port Louis Central Market is a two-storey market of spices, tropical fruit, fish and souvenirs in the heart of the city.
• The Caudan Waterfront is a modern complex of restaurants, shops and a casino on the harbour.
• Fort Adelaide (the Citadel) is a 19th-century British fort on a hilltop with panoramic views of the harbour.

Musea

• The Blue Penny Museum is the main home of the two legendary 1847 'Blue Mauritius' and 'Red Mauritius' postage stamps.
• The Natural History Museum holds the world's only complete skeleton of the extinct dodo, Mauritius's symbol.
• The Mauritius Photography Museum is a private collection of historical photographs of the island from the 19th century onward.

Waar je tijd doorbrengen

• Stroll across Place d'Armes, the main colonial-era square lined with palms and overlooked by the Government House.
• Port Louis Chinatown is a Chinese quarter with pagodas, a market and dim sum restaurants.
• Dine with harbour views at the Caudan Waterfront and shop for local crafts at the Craft Market.

Lokale keuken

Try street-side dholl puri with curry and a glass of alouda at the central market — the most authentic taste of Mauritius.