Calvary Cemetery - Paul Gauguin grave

Make it your spiritual experience instead of viewing it as a tourist atraction

I recently spent 2 hours at this cemetery after walking up there following the road from CBD Atuona, since the museum is closed between 12-2 pm. Not to recover from my walk but just to take in the who...

Gauguin and Brel's burial ground; two iconic people

not a very well maintained cemetery, however, the view of the bay is spectacular. If you've visited the Gauguin's 'House of Pleasure' at the museum you will see a photo of his grave that looks nothin...

Forced visit.

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I think it is compulsory to complete the visit to this local cemetery, where the rests of Paul Gauguin and Jacques Brel rest, so they represented each of them in their .

Gauguin and Brel

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The graveyard's calvaire is located on the heights of the island . Go to the grave of Brel and Gauguin , it deserves . Extremely moving place by discovering the graves . Several small words of amu...

Brel, Gauguin and a beautiful view

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The cemetery is accessible by foot (but it rises) or simply by car. The grave of Brel is quickly found at the entrance and the grave of Gauguin a little higher right. This is also a ...