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The Marché Municipale (public market) is the heart of Papeete. It's a very colourful market that you should not miss on your tour around the city. Here you can find local fruit, vegetables, flowers, fish, meat but also locally made products and souvenirs.
Written Jun 12, 2004
Address: Rue Collete
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I suppose you can already guess whose monument is standing here at the entrance of the park. Yes, it's Bougainville's. Next to him stand two cannons. The one on the left side was taken from the Seeadler, a World War I German raider. The ship ran aground on Mopelia atoll, in the Leeward Society Islands in 1917, after having captured 14 British, French and American ships in the South Pacific.
The other gun comes from the Zelee, a small French navy vessel that was sunk in Papeete harbour in 1914 when the German raiders Scharnhorst and Gneisenau bombarded Papeete.
Updated Jun 12, 2004
Address: Boulevard Pomare
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The Bougainville park is a green oasis adjacent to the post office. There are a lot of trees providing shade during the warmest of the day and a stream is meandering through the park.
During schooldays you will find a lot of youth here in the afternoon chatting on the many benches in the park and there is also a playground in the corner for parents with small kids
Updated Jun 12, 2004
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The best way to visit Papeete is to take a walking tour. Your first stop should be at the Tahiti Manava Visitor's Bureau. It's located on the waterfront side of Boulevard Pomare, at the corner of Rue Paul Gauguin. This building is also called Fare Manihini, which is the Tahitian word for "Visitor's House".
The hosts and hostesses speak good English and will give you a map of the city and answer all your questions.
Written Jun 12, 2004
Address: Boulevard Pomare
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Place Vaiete is an attractive modern square with benches, a waterfall, public toilets that are very clean and open all day. And there is even a security guard.
From sunset to about 3 am you can have a cheap meal at one of the roulottes (mobile dining vans).
Written Jun 11, 2004
Address: Boulevard Pomare
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This is a memorial to all the Polynesians who served in WWI and WWII and gave there lives. Teh buildings behind used to be barracks for french troops.
Written Nov 1, 2009
Address: Ave Bruat
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The town hall is on Rue Paul Gaugin. It was built in 1990 and intended as a replica of the old Queen's palace
Written Nov 1, 2009
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This square is used for public performance including the yearly Hevia festival. It contains numeorus Tiki's also
Written Nov 1, 2009
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This square is used for public performance including the yearly Hevia festival. It contains numeorus Tiki's also
Written Nov 1, 2009
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This brightly colored Protestant church is the oldest in in Papeete built in 1818.
Written Nov 1, 2009
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This brightly colored Protestant church is the oldest in in Papeete built in 1818.
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I had heard horrible things said about Papeete and was prepared for the worst. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised to find it was not half as bad as purported. The cons: it's a city, it's not a...
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We still have hundreds of photos filed from our unforgettable tour through French Polynesia. I suddenly realized I had begun to build several pages of the islands we visited.......but I failed to...
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The most beautiful island I've ever been to. I think the color blue was invented here. It's lush, peaceful and really romantic. I can see why people would pick the islands of French Polynesia for...
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The airport in Papeete was quite atmospheric. There was a Tahitian band singing and playing traditional music upon our arrival. There are also a few shops, fast food restaurants, and ATM machines.
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