Mauritius Island

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Mauritius Island

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Discoveries at the Natural History Museum

Located a few steps from the Jardin de la Compagnie, the Natural History Museum is home to a wealth of knowledge about the fauna and flora of the island.


A shell museum

Situated a few meters from the market in Port Louis, the shell museum is an unusual place where one enjoys strolling along.


Eric Triton, a Creole jazzman

Worldly renowned, Eric Triton sings in Creole and incorporates the swing, blues and funk into his music. Let's go off and discover this singer


Reliving the history at the Blue Penny Museum

The Blue Penny Museum along with its several valuables immerse the visitors within the rich history of the island for a few hours.  A guided tour.  




Festive balloons

The Mauritian comic book festival was an opportunity to meet the celebrities and rising stars of the comic world.  The public and in particular real enthusiasts were there.  The festival itself is part of the cultural landscape of the country and has developed into a tradition.  


Creole house, a fast disappearing architectural style

It's in the south end of Port Louis that one can still find the greatest number of "Creole houses" and "colonial houses", typical features of a past era.   


Serge Lebrasse, a revolutionary of the Séga

Mauritius asserts its own traditional music through its musicians.   A style along with a rhythm that was once condemned became the identity of a whole country thanks to a Sega lover.