A space of lush vegetation in the city center.
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The buildings of the French Polynesian Assembly are in the town center in an area known as Tarahoi, which was formerly home to the palace of Queen Pomare IV. The gardens of the queen were renamed the gardens of Tarahoi i Vaiete when they were redesigned in 2013. It is now a vast park of over 1200 m2, separated from the gardens of the High Commission by a small stream. There is a small freshwater pool where Queen Pomare IV used to bathe and a botanic trail to follow. The gardens are not often...