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| '''Trou-aux-Biches''' is a public beach in northern coast of the island ] in the district of ]. According to the World Travel group, the beach is one of the most beautiful on the island. They awarded it the World's Leading Beach Destination at the World Travel Award for 2011.<ref name="article49">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-worlds-leading-beach-destination-2011|title=World's Leading Beach Destination 2011|publisher=World Travel Award|accessdate=24 August 2012}}</ref> Many tourist resorts are situated near the beach, such as the Trou aux Biches Resort & Spa. | '''Trou-aux-Biches''' is a public beach in northern coast of the island ] in the district of ]. According to the World Travel group, the beach is one of the most beautiful on the island. They awarded it the World's Leading Beach Destination at the World Travel Award for 2011.<ref name="article49">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-worlds-leading-beach-destination-2011|title=World's Leading Beach Destination 2011|publisher=World Travel Award|accessdate=24 August 2012}}</ref> Many tourist resorts are situated near the beach, such as the Trou aux Biches Resort & Spa. | ||
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| Trou-aux-Biches started off as a fishing village in the 19th century, and its name appears on the Lislet-Geoffroy map drawn in 1807. In the contemporary era it has evolved into a small town with a two kilometer long beach, snorkeling reefs, boutique shops on B38 highway, and other facilities catering to tourism.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Bhurdwaz Mungur|author2=Breejan Burrun|title=An Invitation to the Charms of Mauritian Localities: A Survey of Names and Attractions of Places in Mauritius|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CdHWAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=ELP Ltée|isbn=978-99903-23-03-0|pages=102–103}}</ref> | |||
| While Tourism began in Mauritius in 1952 with the construction of a small hotel in Curepipe for air crews arriving in colonial Mauritius, the first major hotel was built in Trou-aux-Biches in 1971 after Mauritius gained independence in 1968.<ref name="Lutz2013p176">{{cite book|author=Wolfgang Lutz|title=Population — Development — Environment: Understanding their Interactions in Mauritius|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6aMjCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA176|year=2013|publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-662-03061-5|pages=176–177}}</ref> | While Tourism began in Mauritius in 1952 with the construction of a small hotel in Curepipe for air crews arriving in colonial Mauritius, the first major hotel was built in Trou-aux-Biches in 1971 after Mauritius gained independence in 1968.<ref name="Lutz2013p176">{{cite book|author=Wolfgang Lutz|title=Population — Development — Environment: Understanding their Interactions in Mauritius|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6aMjCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA176|year=2013|publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-662-03061-5|pages=176–177}}</ref> | ||
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Trou-aux-Biches is a public beach in northern coast of the island Mauritius in the district of Pamplemousses. According to the World Travel group, the beach is one of the most beautiful on the island. They awarded it the World's Leading Beach Destination at the World Travel Award for 2011. Many tourist resorts are situated near the beach, such as the Trou aux Biches Resort & Spa.
Trou-aux-Biches started off as a fishing village in the 19th century, and its name appears on the Lislet-Geoffroy map drawn in 1807. In the contemporary era it has evolved into a small town with a two kilometer long beach, snorkeling reefs, boutique shops on B38 highway, and other facilities catering to tourism.
While Tourism began in Mauritius in 1952 with the construction of a small hotel in Curepipe for air crews arriving in colonial Mauritius, the first major hotel was built in Trou-aux-Biches in 1971 after Mauritius gained independence in 1968.
References
- "World's Leading Beach Destination 2011". World Travel Award. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- Bhurdwaz Mungur; Breejan Burrun (1993). An Invitation to the Charms of Mauritian Localities: A Survey of Names and Attractions of Places in Mauritius. ELP Ltée. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-99903-23-03-0.
- Wolfgang Lutz (2013). Population — Development — Environment: Understanding their Interactions in Mauritius. Springer. pp. 176–177. ISBN 978-3-662-03061-5.
20°03′S 57°33′E / 20.050°S 57.550°E / -20.050; 57.550
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