Place Vaiete is home to multiple roulottes and occasional live-music performances at night, but is quite peaceful during the day. There are plenty of public benches where you can sit and watch the world go by.


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1. Marché de Pape’ete

0.14 MILES

A Pape'ete institution. If you see one site in town, make it this market, which fills an entire city block. Shop for colourful pareu (sarongs), shell…

2. Mairie de Pape’ete

0.18 MILES

Pape’ete’s mairie is two blocks back from Blvd Pomare and a block north of Marché de Pape’ete. It was completed in 1990, in vague imitation of the old…

3. Olivier Creations

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Pape’ete is home to a number of art galleries. Olivier Creations is recommended.

5. Parc Bougainville

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A great spot to just chill out, Parc Bougainville is a tropical oasis in the middle of the city. Lush and cool, it’s fronted by a 1909 bust of the great…