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Port Louis is the capital and the largest city in Mauritius, located some 10 km to the north-east from Pailles Village. The population of Port Louis is about 155,300 people (census of 2016). People mostly visit Port Louis to see its world heritage sites and museums.

Airport Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Intl (IATA: MRU) is 50 km away from Port Louis and is the closest airport to it.

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1. Aapravasi Ghat
The Immigration Depot (Hindi: Aapravasi Ghat) is a building complex located in Port Louis, on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, which was the first British colony to receive indentured, or contracted, labor workforce from India. From 1849 to 1923, half a million Indian indentured labourers passed through the Immigration Depot, to be eventually transported to plantations throughout the British Empire. The large-scale migration of the laborers left an indelible mark on the societies of many fo…

2. Blue Penny Museum
The Blue Penny Museum is a stamp museum at Caudan Waterfront in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius. It opened in November 2001.

If you have seen everything in Port Louis already, take a look on the outskirts of the town. If you are around, try one of the following places:

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Port Louis tourist attractions and interesting places

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Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden

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Aapravasi Ghat

The Immigration Depot (Hindi: Aapravasi Ghat) is a building complex

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Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel

starting $260

Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel

starting $327

Le Suffren Hotel & Marina

starting $273

GOLD LEAF HOTEL

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Gold Leaf Hotel & Bar

starting $57

Cadinouche Dauphine

starting $65

St Georges Hotel

starting $70

Port Louis centre apartment

starting $69

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