Places to visit in Port Louis, Mauritius
8 places to visit in Port Louis, Mauritius, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Aapravasi Ghat, Blue Penny Museum, Caudan Waterfront and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Port Louis volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 7 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Port Louis (1)
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Aapravasi Ghat
The surviving buildings of the immigration depot on Port Louis harbour, where indentured labourers from India first set foot in Mauritius from 1849. Hundreds of thousands passed through on the way to the sugar estates, and UNESCO listed the site in 2006.
Hidden gems in Port Louis (7)
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Blue Penny Museum
A museum at Caudan Waterfront, opened in 2001, dedicated to the history and art of Mauritius. Its best known objects are the Red Penny and Blue Penny, the first stamps issued by Mauritius in 1847, which rank among the rarest in the world.
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Caudan Waterfront
A waterfront district on Port Louis harbour built from old dockside warehouses and opened in the 1990s. It has shops, restaurants, cinemas, a craft market and a casino, and it is also home to the Blue Penny Museum.
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Champ de Mars Racecourse
A thoroughbred racecourse at the foot of the Signal Mountain in Port Louis, inaugurated in 1812. It is one of the oldest racecourses in the southern hemisphere and hosts the Mauritius Turf Club race days from May to November.
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Jummah Mosque
A mosque in the centre of Port Louis, dating from the 1850s and once known as the Mosque of the Arabs. Its design blends Indian, Creole and Islamic styles, with a white facade, and it stands at the edge of the Central Market.
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Mauritius Postal Museum
A small museum in Port Louis on the waterfront near the Caudan area, devoted to the postal history of Mauritius. It shows early stamps and mail equipment, and the island is famous in philately for issuing the Red Penny and Blue Penny in 1847.
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Natural History Museum, Port Louis
A museum in the capital Port Louis, part of the Mauritius Institute, which was founded in 1880. Its galleries cover the island's wildlife, and it is best known for its display on the dodo, the flightless bird that vanished from Mauritius in the 17th century.
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Saint Louis Cathedral
The Roman Catholic cathedral of Port Louis and the seat of its bishop, standing near the Champ de Mars side of the old town. It is the main Catholic church of the capital, and many of the island's religious ceremonies are held here.
Collecting in Port Louis
What are the best places to visit in Port Louis?
LOQAH lists 8 places in Port Louis. The best known include Aapravasi Ghat, Blue Penny Museum, Caudan Waterfront, Champ de Mars Racecourse and Jummah Mosque. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Port Louis?
8, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Port Louis?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Port Louis before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Port Louis and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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