Constructed in 1864, Notre Dame de la Visitation is found on the Royal Road near La Caverne in Vacoas. As it was observed with many other old churches, this one too went through quite some changes in the structure. At the time of the above picture, the church had the big cross on the side …
It is 5:30 in the afternoon and while most people are back from work, certain people are just starting daily work. Among those extinct traditional jobs, like, the milkman, the mercantile seller, the coal seller etc, there are a few that still remains, even though becoming very rare. The bread seller and the newspaper selling …
Found in the South of Mauritius, the beach of Riambel relates to the Village of Riambel. The South, being known for its strong winds and close reefs characterises this part of the island with rough sees most of the time, and quite rocky too. Also known as Pointe aux Roches Beach or Pomponette Beach, this …
Le Morne Village, including the famous mountain of Le Morne Brabant, is well known for being a sanctuary for the slaves during the early french colony on the island. With time, this area knew quite some development and in the early 1950s, small bungalow-like structures were built for recreational purposes known as ‘Les Rondavelles’ du …
Horse Racing in Mauritius dates back since the early British Colony and every Saturday the Champ de Mars welcomes all these fellow turfists during the Horse Racing Season. An activity that is certainly entertaining to the general public and profitable to those lucky betters! The average Mauritian will certainly agree that Horse Racing as the …
Found just opposite the east entrance of the Curepipe Municipality, the Saint Therese Church is one magnificent architecture that has known quite some changes through time. Today if we take a look at the church it definitely shows how much development has been made to the building. Built in 1868, the catholic church has been …
Seeing Curepipe during these golden old days with all these vintage cars gives the impression of life in a Western city, most of which ressemble this same setting. The Merven Building at the middle, the Royal College of Curepipe on the right and the Currimjee building at the far end are those ‘institutions’ that haven’t …
Running through our archives we just stumbled on a few images of old vintage cars from the Car Show (Salon de L’Automobile) back in 2005… So why not share these rare beauties? Some cars might repeat themselves from the other shows but we are just never bored admiring these glamorous vintage cars! Enjoy! The Vintage …
Today when you want to wash your clothes, you just use the washing machine… but how did they do back then when the washing machine did not exist? Well, cultural practice, long ago people had different traditional methods to do their laundry. Among the most common, families had in the corner of their dwellings a …
One of the wonders of Mauritius certainly involves the Chamarel Coloured Earth tourist attraction. Found in the village of Chamarel, this place offers a wide variety of earth in different colours of volcanic origin, and from what have been determined, it consists of 7 different colours. The Seven Coloured Earth(s) (Terres des Sept Couleurs in …
The Town of Curepipe through different periods, from the early 1900 to the late 1980s. All images related to the town of Curepipe are displayed in this gallery, and will be frequently updated. Additionally you can also check our full facebook gallery for Curepipe (more images)
Another magnificent Colonial/Creole Style house which also knew a sad faith is certainly that one of Forest Side in Curepipe, The Henri Fraise House, also known as the Mancini House. Existent since the early 20th century, this big house was among the best looking in that region. Later with time, the place became an ‘entrepot’ …
Among all the current towns, Vacoas was the last one to bear the township identity. Having the reputation of being the slowest town in terms of development, Vacoas is still a very nice place for its climate. Bonne Terre being one of the regions within the town bears its name because of the very fertile …
Back in 1965, the M1 Motorway was already existent and we could get still get a glimpse of the increase in traffic in the City Centre. At that time, the ‘Place D’Armes’ was a two-way traffic road (now one-way). The glory of the city centre, whilst many would prefer the silent low-traffic and low-movement type …
The Curepipe Town Hall viewed from the top of the St Therese Church during the late 1960s and interesting fact that the Old Train Station was still visible then, even though it was more or less used at the bus station after the last trains of 1964. The Town Hall was at that time in …
Found on the north-east of Mauritius, Roches Noires public beach is not a so-quiet place with the waves crashing in most of the time. It is one of the many beaches where the reef is very near the shore and even on a quiet day you will definitely see some waves shaking up. If we …
The Place D’Armes, famous for its taxi stand with these vintage old cars has always made this spot a main access in Port Louis. On one side facing the Government House and on the other facing directly the harbour, the Place D’Armes is a window on the city. Dating back to the french period, this …
Some decades back children were not technological geeks as compared to those of this new generation. There were no electronics, no computer, no internet, and no… mobile phones… but there was an active outdoor life. Games were played outdoor in the yard or the backyard, in the soil, on the grass, on the trees, everything …
Known as the Swami Sivananda Avenue today, these railway tracks on the right seen from the famous steep curve of Floreal, followed from what was then known as the ‘Midland Line’ for the Mauritius Government Railways whereby starting from Port Louis and ending at Mahebourg and going through the different regions in the middle of …
The East is well known for its very good weather though very windy at times. Poste Lafayette is located a few kilometers above Belle Mare, geographically speaking, and the beach at this spot isn’t the top of the top but is a good resting spot. The reefs are very close to the shore line hence …