Jardin de Pamplemousses
Pamplemousses, Mauritius
About
It is recommended to take a tour because they make sure that you won't get lost in the 36 ha park. And of course you will hear some interesting facts about the botanical diversity. History: Mahé de Labourdonnais lived at Mon Plaisir and created a vegetable garden by watering it from the near river Rivère de Pamplemousses. He cultivated a lot of different plants and soon the harvest was considerable enough to cover the need of Port Louis' population. Later medical and other useful plant species were added. In 1767 Pierre Poivre took charge of the garden and introduced spices and tropical plants. They reached a good reputation and were exported with great success. That lead to Mauritius being a serious competitor for Holland in spice trade. Not only the spices but also ornamental plants were exported to european royal courts.
