Mahé de Labourdonnais Statue

Port Louis


At the quayside end of Place d'Armes, the best-loved statue in the city has become its emblem throughout Mauritius.


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Nearby Port Louis attractions

1. Place d'Armes

0.08 MILES

The city's most imposing boulevard, Place d'Armes is lined with royal palms and leads up to Government House, a beautiful French-colonial structure dating…

2. Mauritius Postal Museum

0.08 MILES

This interesting museum beside the Central Post Office houses a mishmash of commemorative stamps and other postal paraphernalia from around the world. One…

3. Central Market

0.12 MILES

Port Louis' rightly famous Central Market, the centre of the local economy since Victorian times, is a good place to get a feel for local life, watch the…

4. Government House

0.12 MILES

Government House is a beautiful French-colonial structure dating from 1738, although it was added to in later years. Outside it stands a typically solemn…

6. Jardins de la Compagnie

0.16 MILES

Jardins de la Compagnie is the city's most attractive garden, with its vast banyan trees, huge number of statues, quiet benches and fountains. During the…

7. Aapravasi Ghat

0.22 MILES

Aapravasi Ghat, a small complex of buildings located on the seafront, served as the island's main immigration depot for indentured labourers from India…

8. Blue Penny Museum

0.24 MILES

Although dedicated to the world-famous Mauritian one-penny and two-pence stamps of 1847, the Blue Penny Museum is far more wide-ranging than its name…

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