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脦le des Pins
Overview
Known as Kuni茅 to the Melanesians, 脦le des Pins (Isle of Pines) is a tranquil paradise of turquoise bays, white-sand beaches and tropical vegetation 110km southeast of Noumea.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
脦le des Pins
At Baie de St Maurice, this statue commemorates the arrival of the first missionaries on the island and is also a war memorial. There's a solemn line of鈥
脦le des Pins
This impressive cave tunnels into a limestone cliff at the end of a path through wild tropical gardens. Queen Hortense, wife of a local chief, is believed鈥
脦le des Pins
Just north of Baie de Kuto, beside the main road, are the crumbling, overgrown ruins of an old convict prison built in the late 19th century. 脦le des Pins鈥
脦le des Pins
Two kilometres east of Vao and also referred to as Baie des Pirogues, this is where the Pirogue Excursion leaves from daily. Locals build their鈥
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About 8km north of Kuto, a signposted turn-off leads down a dirt road to the sunken Grotte de la Troisi猫me. The cave is 100m down a path from the end of鈥
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The attractive 19th-century Catholic church dominates Vao. It was established by the Marist priest Father Goujon, who managed to convert most of the鈥