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Arts and culture in French Polynesia

 
 

Arts and culture

Paul Gauguin Paul GauguinYou will find a few works by Gauguin in the Marquises, which are copied but are nevertheless valuable for their local inspiration. Ralph Braumer / age fotostock;

Hiva Oa is intimately tied to the memory of Paul Gauguin and Jacques Brel who both stayed on the island. Atuona, the administrative centre of the island, invites you to go on a pilgrimage following in the steps of these great artists who had both been positively seduced by the beauty of the Marquesas.

All the reasons to go

Other reasons to go

  1.   Landscapes

  2.   Towns

  3.   The fauna and flora

  4.   Arts and culture

  5.   Monuments

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