Archive for the New caledonia Tag

The most luxurious hotel suites around the world

The Royal Suite

Let’s start with the Royal Suite of Elysium Hotel and the Presidential Suite of Le Meridien Limassol in Cyprus. Moving in Switzerland, take a look at Presidential Suite of Hotel Splendide Royal in Lugano. The suite has high ceilings with beautiful frescos and a wonderful Murano-Chandelier, and...

New Caledonia Lagoon

New Caledonia

New Caledonia has the largest coral reef lagoon in the world, decorated with small lagoon islands each surrounded by soft white sand beaches and coral reefs. In 2008 UNESCO listed the 24,000 square kilometre Lagoon as a World Heritage Site. The lagoon is a constant...

Snorkeling at Ilot Maitre, Noumea, New Caledonia

Noumea

When it is calm, at high tide, it is a delight to snorkel in the calm lagoon waters of Ilot Maitre Marine Reserve. The white sand and turtle grass beds to the south of l’Escapade Island Resort offer an amazing variety of sea creatures. There...

New Caledonia Noumea and Loyalty Islands by Guest Photographer Richard Chesher

New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie), has a unique status between that of an independent country and a normal Overseas department of France. It is located in the subregion of Melanesia in the southwest Pacific Ocean, approximately 1,200 kilometres east of Australia and 1,500 kilometres northwest of New Zealand. It…