Anou al Moris🏛️ Culture, history & markets · South-East
Pointe du Diable battery
Ruins of an 18th-century French battery on a wild headland of the east coast, with old cannons pointing at the reef pass.
🚗 From the villa1 h 30 · 72.8 kmoff-peak estimate
⏱️ Time needed30 min – 1 hnot counting the drive
🕓 Best time of day☀️ Morning · 🌤️ Afternoon
💰 PriceFree
The French built the Pointe du Diable battery around 1750 to guard the reef passes of the Grand Port bay. Its stone walls and a few cannons still stand on the rocky headland, facing Île aux Fouquets and the breaking waves. The name ('Devil's Point') supposedly comes from sailors whose compasses went haywire here.
A quiet, windswept stop on the coast road between Mahébourg and the east coast.
- 18th-century French cannons
- Wild coastal views
Getting there
Driving route from the villa
🚗 By car: 1 h 30 (72.8 km) off-peak. Directions in Google Maps ↗