What marae sacred sites are included?

Marae sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 5 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.

Where are these marae sites located?

Major country clusters include French Polynesia, Cook Islands.

Which traditions are represented?

Traditions represented here include Indigenous.

Can I view marae sacred sites on a map?

Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.

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Marae

Marae sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.

5 marae sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.

Atlas summary

Marae sacred sites overview

Marae sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.

Use this guide to compare major country clusters, represented traditions, UNESCO-tagged places, and the map distribution before opening individual site pages.

Marae sacred sites overview
Coverage	5 marae sacred sites across the current atlas.
Major countries	French Polynesia4 Cook Islands1
Traditions	Indigenous5

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French Polynesia4 Cook Islands1

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Indigenous5

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Indigenous

Arai-Te-Tonga Marae

Avarua / Ngatangiia, Rarotonga, Avarua / Ngatangiia, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Beside an ancient coral road on Rarotonga stands a modest cluster of stone platforms where, for seven centuries, paramount chiefs of the Makea tribe were lifted onto a...

Indigenous

Maeva Archaeological Site

Maeva, Huahine, Society Islands, Maeva, Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia

On Huahine's shoreline and the lower slopes of Mata'ire'a Hill, Maeva concentrates the densest cluster of pre-European marae in the Society Islands — dozens of temple...

Indigenous

Marae Arahurahu

Paea, Tahiti, Society Islands, Paea, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia

In the Tefa'aiti valley on Tahiti's west coast, Marae Arahurahu is the most fully restored ceremonial platform in French Polynesia — rebuilt in 1953 after a century and a...

Indigenous

Marae Taputapuātea

Opoa, Raiatea, Society Islands, Opoa, Raiatea, Society Islands, French Polynesia

On a peninsula at Opoa, on the island of Raiatea, a paved courtyard and standing stone mark the ancestral center of the Polynesian world....

Indigenous

Opunohu Marae Complex

Papetoai / Opunohu Valley, Moorea, Society Islands, Papetoai / Opunohu Valley, Moorea, Society Islands, French Polynesia

Along a marked forest trail in Moorea's Opunohu Valley, hundreds of marae — ancestral temple platforms — rise from mape and banyan groves....

Key questions

Marae sacred-site questions

What marae sacred sites are included?: Marae sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 5 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
Where are these marae sites located?: Major country clusters include French Polynesia, Cook Islands.
Which traditions are represented?: Traditions represented here include Indigenous.
Can I view marae sacred sites on a map?: Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.