Eureka House

Eureka la maison Créole in West Moka stands about 4km from Le Reduit, on the other side of the Port Louis Curepipe motorway, just off the road to Moka. This country house, lying under Montagne Ory, was restored and opened to the public in 1986 as a museum. It was built in the 1830s and purchased in 1856 by Eugene Leclezio, the first Mauritian Master of the Supreme Court. Like Le Rediut, and any of the properties around this area, it has terrific views across the river valley.

Eureka House is open from 9.30am to 5pm every day except Sunday. A guided tour around and inside the house is free and optional. There is a music room. Whether the rooms were always used as such or have just been created as showrooms for collections of Chinese and Indian household goods, is unclear. The top floor occasionally displays paintings by local artists. Lining the interior walls are some antique maps of Asia and Africa.

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