Home

Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • Browse
    • Albion
    • Baie du Cap
    • Baie du Tombeau
    • Bain Boeuf
    • Black River
    • Blue Bay
    • Cap Malheureux
    • Chamarel
    • Culture
    • Curepipe
    • Flic en Flac
    • Grand Bay
    • Grand Port
    • Gris Gris
    • Le Morne
    • Maconde
    • Mahebourg
    • Port Louis
      • Champ de Mars
      • GRNW
    • Public Beaches
    • Quatre Bornes
    • Rose Hill
    • Vacoas
    • Vintage Cars
    • Vintage Houses
  • Discover
  • Galleries
  • Panoramio
  • Video
  • Download
  • Contribute
  • Contact Us

Vintage Mauritius

Mauritius in the early years.

Category Archives: Black River

La Gaulette – Fishermen Village – 1970s

La Gaulette - Pirogues - 1970s

La Gaulette is a small fishermen village near Le Morne, on the coastal road near Chamarel. The village bears well its name as “Gaulette” from the french word means fishing rod, the main tool of a fisherman. Basically, the nearest place of attraction concerning the village is the small island of ‘Benitier’ (L’ile aux Benitiers). …

More →

September 11, 2014 Vintage Mauritius Leave a comment

Black River Gorges – The Viewpoint – 1970s

Black River Gorges - Viewpoint - 1970s

The Black River Gorges, now National Park, is in the hilly south-western part of Mauritius. It was proclaimed on June 15, 1994 and is managed by the National Parks and Conservation Service. It covers an area of 67.54 km² including humid upland forest, drier lowland forest and marshy heathland. Facilities for visitors include two information centres, …

More →

June 11, 2014 Vintage Mauritius Leave a comment

Vintage Mauritius

Vintage Mauritius

Categories

  • Albion (1)
  • Articles (14)
  • Baie du Cap (2)
  • Baie du Tombeau (2)
  • Bain Boeuf (1)
  • Black River (2)
  • Blue Bay (5)
  • Bridges (6)
  • Cap Malheureux (6)
  • Chamarel (1)
  • Champ de Mars (5)
  • Chimneys (1)
  • Churches (19)
  • Culture (60)
  • Curepipe (42)
  • Cyclone (4)
  • Discover (35)
  • Download (3)
  • Flic en Flac (3)
  • Galleries (5)
  • Grand Bay (5)
  • Grand Port (8)
  • Gris Gris (1)
  • GRNW (4)
  • Horse Racing (2)
  • Le Morne (1)
  • Maconde (4)
  • Mahebourg (15)
  • Moka (3)
  • Monument (7)
  • Motorway (4)
  • Museum (2)
  • Old Buses (3)
  • Old Transport (7)
  • Ox Carts (7)
  • People (24)
  • Pereybere (1)
  • Plaisance (4)
  • Pointe Aux Canonniers (1)
  • Pointe aux Sables (1)
  • Port Louis (83)
  • Public Beaches (24)
  • Quartier Militaire (1)
  • Quatre Bornes (2)
  • Reduit (3)
  • Rose Hill (1)
  • Souillac (5)
  • Sugar Estates (4)
  • Tamarin (3)
  • Trains (13)
  • Trou Deau Douce (1)
  • Vacoas (19)
  • Video (5)
  • Vintage Cars (30)
  • Vintage Houses (13)
  • War (8)

Latest Posts

  • 10e Classic Tour de Maurice 2016
  • Heritage Regattas – Régates du Patrimoine – 2015
  • Port Louis – Pope Hennessy Street – 1907
  • Construction of the M1 Highway – Phoenix to Port Louis – 1960s
  • Pointe D’Esny – Ship Wreck of the Dalblair – 1902
  • Port Louis – The Harbour and Shipyards
  • Souillac – Rochester Falls
  • Mahebourg – The Washhouse – Le Lavoir
  • Port Louis – The Central Post Office
  • Baie du Cap – Macondé
  • Trianon – The Old Labourers’ Quarters
  • HRH Princess Margaret Visits Mauritius – 1956
  • Bicycle Racing in Old Mauritius
  • Curepipe – The Old Market
  • Vintage Transport: Mule-drawn Carriage and Photographers – 1896
  • Old Tales of Mauritius: Tizan Gato Canette
  • Old Street Portals of Port Louis
  • Port Louis – Shipwreck of the Cargo Ship SS Tayeb – 1972
  • 180ème Anniversaire de l’arrivée des Immigrants Indiens (fr)
  • Rose Hill – The Plaza Theatre of the Old Mauritius

Vintage Mauritius

Vintage Mauritius is an online community founded on facebook with the aim of promoting the beautiful island of Mauritius, but in a different era... the early years where everything was different. This website is complementary to the facebook online community and aims primarily at showing other aspects on the country through Vintage Pictures of Mauritius and old places of the country. Also, expect both French & English contents on this website since Mauritius is both a francophone and anglophone country. These old images of Mauritius on this website is a handful selection of the many more on the facebook page.

Join us on facebook for even more Vintage images of Mauritius and a closer interaction.

We are on Panoramio!

Showing Mauritius of the past but not enjoying the present? No, that's what we don't do! Follow us as we discover Mauritius through adventures and trips!

Google+

Google+
© 2012 - 2025 Vintage Mauritius | vintagemauritius.org | Privacy Policy