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L'Aventure du Sucre (sugar museum)
A modern, well-designed museum in an old sugar factory telling the story of sugar, slavery and indenture that shaped Mauritius, with a tasting of special sugars and rums.
Housed in the Beau Plan sugar factory (closed in 1999), L'Aventure du Sucre explains how sugarcane shaped the island's history, economy and people: the Dutch, the French plantations and slavery, the Indian indentured labourers, and modern Mauritius. Interactive displays and the old machinery make it engaging even for non-museum people.
It ends with a tasting of unrefined sugars and rums. The Le Fangourin restaurant serves good Creole-modern food.
- The history of Mauritius through sugar
- Sugar and rum tasting
Getting there
π By car: 1 h 00 (44 km) off-peak. Free car park. Directions in Google Maps β