Port Louis
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. Wikivoyage
Population 149,194 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Mauritius
Getting there
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Still gathering the markets around Port Louis. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
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Blue Penny Museum Museum · 690 m -
Postal Museum Museum · 770 m - Natural History Museum Museum · 460 m
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Photo Museum Museum · 460 m - Aapravasi Ghat Museum · 960 m
- Odysseo Aquarium · 990 m
- Léoville L'Homme Attraction · 380 m
- Marie Barthelemy Attraction · 380 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Somewhere to run
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