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New Caledonia · Grande Terre
Short description of Nouméa
Nouméa is the capital of New Caledonia and the one city in the territory, a French town set on a peninsula of bays in the South Pacific. Anse Vata and Baie des Citrons are its swimming beaches, lined with cafés and busy with kitesurfers when the trade wind blows. The Tjibaou Cultural Centre by Renzo Piano stands in the mangroves east of town, its wooden cases built after Kanak huts, and the market at Port Moselle sells fish, tropical fruit and baguettes under blue roofs. Boats leave the marina for the lagoon, which UNESCO lists for its reefs.
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Best time to visit: September – November
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- Anse Vata beach
- Tjibaou Cultural Centre
- Port Moselle market
- Baie des Citrons
- Boat trip to Amédée lighthouse island
- Snorkelling at Îlot Canard
- Kitesurfing off Anse Vata
- Ouen Toro hill viewpoint
- Aquarium des Lagons
- Place des Cocotiers and the colonial centre
- Museum of New Caledonia
- Lemon Bay restaurants and French bakeries
- Saint Joseph's Cathedral
- Humpback whales in the southern lagoon (July - September)
- Diving the outer barrier reef