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Île Maurice

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🏛️ Museums & History 2 venues
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Blue Penny Museum
Port Louis, Mauritius

This iconic museum traces the island's colonial and artistic history and displays the famous 'Post Office' stamps of 1847, including the Blue Penny, among the rarest in the world.

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🌐 Official sitebluepenny.museum
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Aapravasi Ghat
Port Louis, Mauritius

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006, this harbor site was the transit point for hundreds of thousands of indentured laborers from India starting in 1849.

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🌐 Official sitewhc.unesco.org
🎉 Traditions & Markets 2 venues
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Port Louis Central Market
Port Louis, Mauritius

A true melting pot of flavors and colors, this historic market offers woven baskets, textiles, jewelry, and spices, reflecting the multicultural blend of Mauritian society.

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🌐 Official sitewww.mauritiusnow.com
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Cavadee (Thaipoosam Cavadee)
Mauritius (Tamil temples)

A spectacular Tamil festival where devotees carry cavadees in procession, structures adorned with flowers and feathers, sometimes several meters tall, as an offering to the deity Muruga.

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🌐 Official sitewww.mauritiusnow.com