Mark Twain once wrote that ‘Mauritius was made first and then heaven, heaven being copied after Mauritius’. For the most part, it’s true: Mauritius is rightly famed for its sapphire waters and powder-white beaches.

• Mauritius Glass Gallery
• Eureka house
• Blue Penny
• Museum Port Louis
• Aapravasi Ghat
• Chateau Labourdonnais