Fort Albert

Fort Albert is a ruins in Pamplemousses, Mauritius. Fort Albert is situated nearby to the police station Police Baie du Tombeau, as well as near Baie Du Tombeau Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aapravasi Ghat and Blue Penny Museum.

Aapravasi Ghat

Protected area

Photo: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 south of Fort Albert.

Blue Penny Museum

Museum

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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 4 km south of Fort Albert.

Mauritius Postal Museum

Museum

Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mauritius Postal Museum is the Postal museum in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. Mauritius Postal Museum is situated 3½ km south of Fort Albert.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baie du Tombeau and Caudan Waterfront.

Baie du Tombeau

Town

Baie du Tombeau is a village in Mauritius located in the Pamplemousses District, situated near the Rivière du Tombeau. The village is administered by the Baie du Tombeau Village Council under the aegis of the Pamplemousses District Council.

Caudan Waterfront

Quarter

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 south of Fort Albert.

Sainte-Croix

Suburb

Photo: Sblaval, CC BY-SA 2.5.

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 4 km southeast of Fort Albert.

Fort Albert

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Pamplemousses, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude

-20.12713° or 20° 7′ 38″ south

Longitude

57.49761° or 57° 29′ 51″ east

Open location code

5HFVVFFX+42

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1119977264

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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