‘VALLEE DES PRETRES Government School

‘VALLEE DES PRETRES Government School is a school building in Port Louis District, Mauritius which is located on School Lane, Vallee Des Pretres‘. ‘VALLEE DES PRETRES Government School is situated nearby to the peak La Fenêtre, as well as near Priest’s Peak.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aapravasi Ghat and Le Pouce.

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 3½ km west of ‘VALLEE DES PRETRES Government School.

Le Pouce

Peak

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Le Pouce is the third highest mountain in Mauritius, at 812 meters. Only Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire and Pieter Both are taller. It is named Le Pouce because of the thumb-shaped peak of the mountain. Le Pouce is situated 3½ km south of ‘VALLEE DES PRETRES Government School.

Pieter Both

Peak

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Pieter Both, sometimes referred to as Peter Botte Mountain, is the second highest mountain of Mauritius, at 820 metres tall. The mountain is slightly shorter than Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire by eight metres. Pieter Both is situated 3½ km southeast of ‘VALLEE DES PRETRES Government School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sainte-Croix and Port Louis.

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.

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.

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. Caudan Waterfront is situated 4 km west of ‘VALLEE DES PRETRES Government School.