The Yeiwene Yeiwene Cultural Centre is named after the pro-independence leader from Maré, who was assassinated with Jean-Marie Tjibaou in 1989. It is located near the megalithic fortifications of Hnaenedre.
Perched on the hill overlooking the Bay of Santal (Sandalwood Bay), the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes provides a magnificent viewpoint from which to admire the bay.
Santalwood and Fragrances. SNN: an international industrial project perfectly integrated with local customs.
The Church of the Holy Cross of Penelo was built in 1910 and inaugurated in 1915.
Built by the missionaries of the Sacred Heart Xavier Montrouzier and François Palazy, this small church located by the sea does not lack style.
From the beach, a majestic access path of columnar pines leads to the church, which overlooks the lagoon from the top of a small hill.
The Church of St. John the Baptist is located in the Hnathalo tribal village in the Wetr district.
The Church of St. Francis Xavier in Easo was one of the first churches built in Lifou.
Built in 1912, the imposing Saint-Joseph church stands facing the sea, flanked by a beautiful colonial building.
The Catholic church of Saint-Michel is located in the centre of Fayaoué island and the capital of the island.
The company Iaai Savonnerie des Îles – ISI – manufactures solid soaps from copra oil supplied by the local oil mill using an artisanal process.
From growing to tasting, discover the secrets of vanilla, its history, and its evolution.
A monument in memory of the 1988 hostage-taking and the 19 pro-independence activists killed during the assault on the Gossanah cave.
Built in1866, the Mission Church stands amidst abundant vegetation at the foot of the high coral rock that gave the tribe its name (Roche meaning rock in French).
Located in the Roh tribal village some 200 m after the church, this monument commemorates the arrival in 1841 of the first Polynesian Protestant catechists who came to evangelize the island.
On Ahmelewedr beach, stands a monument that commemorates the arrival in Lifou of the Protestant missionaries Fao and Zakaria in 1842.
On the quayside facing the sea at Tadine stands the monument to La Monique in memory of the 126 people who disappeared in 1953 on the ship La Monique somewhere between Maré and Nouméa.
