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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 small town with a public beach on the 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> 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 white sand beach shaded by casuarina trees, snorkeling reefs, boutique shops, a supermarket and other facilities along the B38 highway catering to family 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> The town retains its village style, is less commercialized than Grand Baie. Inland from the town at Triolet is the island's largest ] built in 1857,<ref>{{cite book|author=Martine Maurel|title=Mauritius|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=spfmSNAzY38C |year=2007|publisher=New Holland Publishers|isbn=978-1-84537-647-5|page=43}}</ref> is close to a golf course, the ] and another beach in Pointe-aux-Piments, and an area for sunset watching.<ref>, Government of Mauritius</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Alexandra Richards|title=Mauritius: Rodrigues. Reunion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LNwKDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA118| year=2016| publisher=Bradt|isbn=978-1-84162-924-7|page=118}}</ref>

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
|title=Scenes from Trou-aux-Biches
|width=160 | height=170
|align=center
|File:Trou aux Biches, Mauritius - Welcome Sign.jpg |Entrance to Trou-aux-Biches
|File:Myripristis pralinia.jpg |Snorkeling
|File:Trou aux Biches, Beach (1).JPG |The beach
|File:Trou aux Biches, Post office.JPG |The Trou aux Biches post office
}}


== References == == References ==

Revision as of 12:54, 24 November 2016

Trou-aux-Biches beach

Trou-aux-Biches is a small town with a public beach on the 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, Mauritius

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 white sand beach shaded by casuarina trees, snorkeling reefs, boutique shops, a supermarket and other facilities along the B38 highway catering to family 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. The town retains its village style, is less commercialized than Grand Baie. Inland from the town at Triolet is the island's largest Hindu temple built in 1857, is close to a golf course, the Mauritius Aquarium and another beach in Pointe-aux-Piments, and an area for sunset watching.

Gallery

Scenes from Trou-aux-Biches
  • Entrance to Trou-aux-Biches Entrance to Trou-aux-Biches
  • Snorkeling Snorkeling
  • The beach The beach
  • The Trou aux Biches post office The Trou aux Biches post office

References

  1. "World's Leading Beach Destination 2011". World Travel Award. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. 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.
  3. Wolfgang Lutz (2013). Population — Development — Environment: Understanding their Interactions in Mauritius. Springer. pp. 176–177. ISBN 978-3-662-03061-5.
  4. Martine Maurel (2007). Mauritius. New Holland Publishers. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-84537-647-5.
  5. Mauritius Acquarium, Government of Mauritius
  6. Alexandra Richards (2016). Mauritius: Rodrigues. Reunion. Bradt. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-84162-924-7.

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