Tahiti Villas

Tahiti Villas

Why not take a vacation in the super island nation of Tahiti. It can be a super place to have a vacation. You may want to enjoy the country because of the culture. You may want to have a holiday there or work in the nation or retire to the area. You may want to rent, buy, sell, hire, loan, invest in property in the nation. You may want a villa by the beach or one in the major settlment areas. You may want a rural villa. You may want to enjoy the weather that is often enjoyable, or you may want to meet the culture.
Tahiti is some 45 km wide at the widest point and covers 1,045 km², with the highest elevation being at 2,241 m above sea level (Mount Orohena). Mont Roonui, located on the southeastern part is 1332 m high. The island consists of two roughly round portions centered on volcanic mountains, connected by a short isthmus named after the small town of Taravao, which sits there. The northwestern part is known as Tahiti Nui ( big Tahiti ), and the southeastern part, much smaller, is known as Tahiti Iti (small Tahiti) or Taiarapu. Whereas Tahiti Nui is quite heavily populated (especially around Papeete) and benefits from rather good infrastructure such as roads and highways, Tahiti Iti has remained quite isolated, its southeastern half (Te Pari) being accessible only by boat or hiking. A main road winds around the island between the mountains and the sea while an interior road climbs past dairy farms and citrus groves with panoramic views. Tahiti also has many swift streams, including the Papenoo in the north.

Tourism is a significant industry, mostly to the islands of Bora Bora and Moorea. In July, the Heiva festival in Papeete celebrates Polynesian culture and the commemoration of the storming of the Bastille in France.

Faa'a International Airport or Tahiti Faa'a International Airport (French: Aéroport International Tahiti Faa'a) is located in the commune (municipality) of Faaa, on the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, approximately 5 km southwest from the town center of Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia. It is the only airport in French Polynesia serving international flights.

Because of limited level terrain, rather than leveling large stretches of sloping agricultural land, the airport is built primarily on reclaimed land on the coral reef just off-shore. The airport, operated by Setil Aéroports, has a single 11,360 ft. runway, large and sound enough to accommodate all commercial and military aircraft.

Islands of French Polynesia
Austral Islands, Gambier Islands, Marquesas Islands, Tahiti, Tuamotu, Islands of Tuamotu

Towns and villages in Tahiti

Afaahiti, Afatauri, Faaa, Papeete, Tautira, Teahupoo, Teruamao, Vairao

Tahiti has tremendously lush rain forest.

Papeete is the capital of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune (municipality) of Papeete is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, of which Papeete is the administrative capital. The French High Commissioner also resides in Papeete. It is the primary center of Tahitian and French Polynesian public and private governmental, commercial, industrial and financial services, the hub of French Polynesian tourism and a commonly used Port of call. The Windward Islands are themselves part of the Society Islands.

Sights

Heiva festival (proposed)
Tahiti Manava Visitors Bureau
The waterfront esplanade
Bougainville Park (once named Albert Park, in honor of a former Belgian king and World War One hero, is now named for Louis Antoine de Bougainville, the first French explorer to circumnavigate the globe.
Cathedral of Notre Dame of Papeete
Temple de Paofai
The Territorial Assembly is the heart of the Polynesian government and contains the Territorial Assembly building, the High Commissioner's residence and also a once popular clubhouse of Paul Gauguin. It was also once the site of the royal residence and palace of Queen Pomare IV of Tahiti, who ruled from 1827 to 1877.
Gaston Flosse's presidential palace
The Monument to Pouvanaa a Oopa (a decorated World War One hero, Tahitian nationalist, and deputy to Paris for the Tahitian Territorial Assembly)
The Mairie (town hall)

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