Église de la Sainte Famille

In 1897 the Église de la Sainte Famille (Church of the Holy Family) was built on the heart-shaped island of Moorea in French Polynesia. Its construction was made possible by masons from Easter Island, at the request of a group on a Catholic outreach mission in the area.

Emerging from the quaint church, which is still active in the small community, one faces immaculate sandy beaches and a turquoise lagoon filled with stingrays and sharks, which people willingly opt to swim with and feed. Before diving in to play Marco Polo with treacherous friends with-fins, it’s not a bad idea (regardless of your faith) to visit the Église and offer up a prayer.

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