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“Mauritius: Sugar and spice on the Indian Ocean” TravelLady
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 9 attractions in Port Louis
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Traveler Description: This bustling, lively open-air market offers a variety of goods for sale including fruit, herbs, spices and potions.
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Attraction type: Flea/street market
Address: Farquhar Street Port Louis, Mauritius

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“A colourful rip-off”
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2 of 5 stars
kalgran 20 contributions
Cape Town
Nov 27, 2007
8/8 found this review helpful

The Central Market is a tourist attraction and it's best seen that way. The market variously sells curios, pareos, handbags, cushion covers, fabrics, shirts, (many of these items are imported from India) vegetables, "fast" foods - and there is a meat market across the road which is part of the whole. It is colourful, bustling, hot, crowded, smells pungent and... more

“Not unlike the souks you will find in Turkey or Tunisia”
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3 of 5 stars
PrestonTraveller 537 contributions
Mar 4, 2007
13/13 found this review helpful

This is a frenetic market in Port Louis. A part of the market sells food products such vegetables etc and you find a pungent smell in the air. The Central market where tourists flock to is not unlike the souks you will find in Tunisia or Turkey but less in your face. Most of the goods on offer will consist... more

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Central Market Address

Farquhar Street, Port Louis, Mauritius