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but inside all is starched linen and gleaming tableware. The menu features a selection of
quintessential Mauritian eats - hearts of palm, wild boar and seafood.
Shopping
Curepipe is where the locals go to shop; you can find an incredible assortment of discoun-
ted items just by walking from the Royal College to the Galerie Currimjee.
Galerie des Îles
MALL
( 670 7516; Arcade Currimjee; 9.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat)
Try Galerie des Îles for a generous se-
lection of local designs and artisans in more than a dozen shops.
Beauté de Chine
(Rue du Jardin, Les Arcades; 9.30-5.30 Mon-Fri, to 1pm Sat)
Beauté de Chine, one of the longest-run-
ning stores on the island, sells an assortment of old-world relics like copper, jade, silk and
antique porcelain.
ANTIQUES
Voiliers de L'Océan
( 676 6986, 674 6764;
www.voiliersocean.intnet.mu
;
Bernardin de St-Pierre; 9am-6pm)
Travellers look-
ing for model-ship showrooms and workshops should join the circuit and stop by Voiliers
de L'Océan. Roughly 200 models are produced per month and visitors can watch the artis-
ans at work.
HANDICRAFTS
Orientation
Curepipe is bisected by Royal Rd, which runs approximately north-south. Most of the
city's banks, shops and restaurants gather around the junction of Royal Rd and Château-
neuf St. Head east along Châteauneuf St for the bus station. Most of the sights, such as the
Trou aux Cerfs crater and the botanical gardens, are within walking distance of the town
centre.
Getting There & Away
