Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 263 0521; Royal Rd; 11.30pm-late)
Next to Banana Bar and the Caltex Petrol Station, this
relatively new offering styles itself as a 'lifestyle club'. Whatever that means, there's a
packed dancefloor and music that's ideal for waving your hands in the air like you just
don't care. A good in-town option.
Shopping
Sunset Boulevard
SHOPPING CENTRE
(Royal Rd)
Sunset Boulevard is home to chic boutiques, including knitwear specialists
Floreal, Maille St and Shibani; Harris Wilson for menswear; and Hémisphère Sud for fab-
ulous leather goods. Cheaper clothing stores are concentrated in and around the Super U
Hypermarket.
Del Sol
(
www.delsol.com
; Royal Rd)
Intriguing light-sensitive Del Sol products, from T-shirts to nail pol-
ish, are sold at a friendly boutique in Ventura Plaza.
ACCESSORIES
Grand Baie Bazaar
( 9.30am-4.30pm Mon-Sat, 9am-noon Sun)
A craft market hidden down an inland street away
from Royal Rd. There's a broad range of touristy Mauritian and Malagasy crafts. Prices
aren't fixed, but it's not expensive and there's minimal hassling from vendors.
HANDICRAFTS
Françoise Vrot
( 263 5118; Reservoir Rd; 10am-1pm & 3-6.30pm)
To purchase some original art, visit the stu-
dio of Françoise Vrot to see her expressive portraits of women fieldworkers.
ART
Galerie Vaco
( 263 6862; off Royal Rd, Dodo Sq; 10am-5pm Mon & Wed-Sat, to 1pm Tue)
Head to Galerie Vaco to
buy one of Vaco Baissac's instantly recognisable works.
ART
