Mataiea

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Between 1891 and 1893, Paul Gauguin lived in Mataiea where he produced works including Two Women on the Beach, Woman with a Mango and Ia Orana Maria – Hail Mary. The village has two notable buildings – the Church of St John the Baptist (1857) and the quirky Protestant chapel, which looks vaguely like a Hindu temple.

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