Holyrood
Holyrood is a quarter in Plaines Wilhems District, Mauritius. Holyrood is situated nearby to the quarter Quinze Cantons, as well as near the suburb Tres bon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trou aux Cerfs and Curepipe Botanic Gardens.
Trou aux Cerfs
Volcano
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Trou aux Cerfs is a dormant, crater lake, cinder cone volcano with a well-defined cone and crater. It is 605 m high and located in Curepipe, Mauritius. Trou aux Cerfs is situated 3 km east of Holyrood.
Curepipe Botanic Gardens
Park
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Curepipe Botanic Gardens in Route des Jardins, Curepipe, is the second largest botanical garden in Mauritius. It has a relatively informal layout, and contains a river, lake and the world's rarest palm tree among other attractions. Curepipe Botanic Gardens is situated 3½ km east of Holyrood.
Trois Mamelles mountain
Peak
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Trois Mamelles mountain is a peak, which is situated 3½ km west of Holyrood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glen Park and Vacoas-Phoenix.
Glen Park
Quarter
Vacoas-Phoenix also known as French: Villes Jumelles, is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District.
Vacoas-Phoenix
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Vacoas-Phoenix also known as French: Villes Jumelles, is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District.
Curepipe
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Curepipe is a sprawling town in the centre of Mauritius. At an altitude of 561 m, it marks the top of the ridge on the road between Port Louis and Vieux Grand Port, and the name may indicate that travellers rested here for long enough to smoke then clean out their clay pipes.
Holyrood
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “Hollyrood”
- Category: locality
- Location: Plaines Wilhems District, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-20.31372° or 20° 18′ 49″ southLongitude
57.48187° or 57° 28′ 55″ eastElevation
394 metres (1,293 feet)Open location code
5HFVMFPJ+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 9280558601OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
1106742
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