Port Louis
Port Louis is a port in Port Louis District, Mauritius. Port Louis is situated nearby to the quarter Caudan Waterfront, as well as near the suburb Sainte-Croix.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aapravasi Ghat and Blue Penny Museum.
Aapravasi Ghat
Protected area
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Aapravasi Ghat is a building complex located in Port Louis, Mauritius, the first British colony to receive indentured, or contracted, labour workforce from many countries. Aapravasi Ghat is situated 1¼ km southeast of Port Louis.
Blue Penny Museum
Museum
The Blue Penny Museum a museum dedicated to history and art of Mauritius, is situated at Caudan Waterfront in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius. It opened in November 2001. Blue Penny Museum is situated 1¼ km south of Port Louis.
Mauritius Postal Museum
Museum
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The Mauritius Postal Museum is the Postal museum in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. Mauritius Postal Museum is situated 1¼ km southeast of Port Louis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caudan Waterfront and Port Louis.
Caudan Waterfront
Quarter
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Le Caudan Waterfront is a commercial development in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. It includes shops, banking facilities, casinos, cinemas, restaurants, a marina and a five star hotel.
Port Louis
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Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius, and with around 150,000 inhabitants the island nation's most populous city. Sitting in a bay surrounded by mountains, Port Louis is a lively and modern city also with charming districts from colonial times.
Sainte-Croix
Suburb
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Sainte-Croix is a suburb of the capital city, Port Louis, in Mauritius, an independent island in the Indian Ocean. It is most famous for its association with the Roman Catholic beatus Jacques-Désiré Laval, who worked in Sainte-Croix as a missionary from 1841 until his death in 1864. Sainte-Croix is situated 3 km east of Port Louis.
Port Louis
- Type: Port
- Category: transportation
- Location: Port Louis District, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-20.15015° or 20° 9′ 1″ southLongitude
57.49645° or 57° 29′ 47″ eastOpen location code
5HFVRFXW+WHGeoNames ID
13512615
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