Culture
Unique Tahiti Black Pearls
Famous all over the world for their uniqueness and beauty : Tahiti pearls are better known as Tahiti black pearls. The word is poerava in Tahitian, for “poe” the pearl and “rava” black. Are Tahitian black pearls really black? No, but almost: they can be extremely dark but they are very rare: they are for the […]
100+ tahitian first names and their meanings
You want to choose a Polynesian name for your child? Discover more than 100 Tahitian names for boy or girl with their meaning. Names full of poetry, sunshine and Pacific ocean from the other side of the world! The Tahitian language (or ” Reo Tahiti “) is used in the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. Although French is predominantly used, Tahitian […]
Miss Tahiti, the beauty of the Pacific
The beauty of Polynesian women is not a myth. Beautiful skins golden by the sun, brown hair in cascades topped with tiare flowers, coconut fragrance; many sailors have been charmed by these island sirens. Paul Gauguin has devoted part of his life to painting their exotic beauty. The Miss France 2019 scarf proudly worn by Vaimalama Chaves bears the […]
The marae Taputapuatea
“16°50’15”south, 151°21’32” west, these are the GPS coordinates that will lead you to the heart of Polynesian spirituality. Head to the marae Taputapuatea, at the heart of the Society Islands, on the island of Raiatea. In Polynesian cultures, long before the arrival of colonists, the marae is a sacred space. It is a natural place, without […]
Welcome to the Te Fare Iamanaha Museum, a renovated cultural jewel of Tahiti!
A stay in French Polynesia without taking an interest in Polynesian culture would be incomplete. The life on the islands, the rites, the arts are often unknown to us. Thousand-year-old knowledge will be happy to lift the veil on their mysteries and will make you grasp a little of the Polynesian soul. Since 1974, the […]
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