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Most of the city centre's main streets have clusters of merchants selling similar items.
Bourbon St has swarms of flower sellers, Coderie St (also spelt Corderie St) has silk and
fabric vendors, and La Chaussée St is where locals go to buy electronics.
The Caudan Waterfront is also the place to go for trendy knick-knacks and designer
boutiques, including Floreal, Hugo Boss, Mango, Ralph Lauren and the like. There's even
an iShop.
Central Market
MARKET
( 5.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 5.30am-11.30pm Sun)
Port Louis' Central Market (
Click here
)
has a
wide selection of T-shirts, basketry, spices and souvenirs; bargain to get a decent price.
Craft Market
( 210 0139; Le Caudan Waterfront; 9.30am-5.30pm)
Based in the Caudan Waterfront, Craft
Market is less fun but also less hassle than Central Market. You'll find more upmarket
souvenirs, such as Mauritius glass, artworks and essential oils.
MARKET
MAST
MODEL SHIPS
( 211 7170, 674 6764;
www.voiliersocean.intnet.mu
;
Le Caudan Waterfront; 9.30am-5pm Mon-Sat, 9.30am-
noon Sun)
The model ship manufacturer Voiliers de l'Ocean (
Click here
)
has an outlet just
outside the Craft Market.
Power Music
( 211 9143; Le Caudan Waterfront; 9.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat)
Power Music stocks a good selection
of CDs by local and international artists.
MUSIC
Bookcourt
( 211 9146; Le Caudan Waterfront; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat, to 12.30pm Sun)
The country's best book-
shop sells a broad range of English, French and Creole topics, including guidebooks and
an excellent range of topics about Mauritius.
BOOKS
