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Robert Edward Hart Museum (La Nef)
The small coral-stone house of the Mauritian poet Robert Edward Hart (1891–1954) on the cliffs of Souillac, now a museum.
🚗 From the villa1 h 00 · 40.8 kmoff-peak estimate
⏱️ Time needed30 min – 1 hnot counting the drive
🕓 Best time of day☀️ Morning · 🌤️ Afternoon
💰 PriceFree
Robert Edward Hart, one of Mauritius's great poets, lived his last years in 'La Nef', a little house built of coral stone above the sea in Souillac. It's now a free museum with his manuscripts and belongings, in a garden facing the ocean, next to the Telfair Garden.
- Poet’s coral-stone house
- Telfair Garden next door
Getting there
Driving route from the villa
🚗 By car: 1 h 00 (40.8 km) off-peak. Directions in Google Maps ↗
- 🚕 Taxi from the villa: about Rs 1,650–2,200 (CHF 29–38) one way per car (agree the price first; a return trip with waiting time is often negotiable).