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Mauritius is currently COVID-free. As a result of the stringent measures put in place, no new coronavirus infections have been reported since 27 April and Mauritius has no active cases anymore.

Being in confinement doesn’t mean that life must come to a standstill. The Heritage Villas Valriche homeowner community is demonstrating resourcefulness and solidarity towards…

This time we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of retiring in Mauritius for South Africans. In this article, we pay attention to factors such as safety and security, taxation, connectivity…

While the first cases of COVID-19 in the country were confirmed on Wednesday 18 March 2020, Mauritius had already started taking steps to prepare…

A notary is a legal practitioner whose intervention is required in property transactions. It is, therefore, a necessary step to buy a house, land, apartmen…

From the administration, management and upgrading of the premises to choosing the right service providers, supervising construction and implementing decisions taken during the general meeting, the missions…

Greg Scott is the architect behind the new luxury residences at Heritage Villas Valriche. These havens of peace located in the heart of Heritage Bel Ombre are refreshing living spaces with…

Most of the “chateaux” in Mauritius were built in the 19th century and the term often refers to the beautiful family houses of former agricultural land…,

Port Louis, Friday 01 December, 7p.m. My first stage leads me to La Citadelle. I join the queue of people waiting to take the shuttle to the…

On the southwestern coast of Mauritius, the Domaine de Bel Ombre is immortalised in Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre’s novel, Paul et Virginie. The French author was also a botanist and natural historian, who visited Mauritius to study plants in the late 1760s.