Museu de Fiji (Fiji Museum)
The national museum, in Thurston Gardens, with war canoes, Lapita pottery, weapons, ritual objects and colonial-era pieces, telling about 3,500 years of the islands' history.
Rewa · Fiji Capital
In the destination Suva and Pacific Harbour.
In the photo: Government Buildings, Suva
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Suva is the capital of Fiji, a port city on a peninsula in southeast Viti Levu. It has colonial buildings, a university and a busy center, where you can visit the Fiji Museum in Thurston Gardens, the municipal market, the government buildings and the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. About 20 minutes away, Colo-i-Suva Forest has trails and natural pools.
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The local experience
The national museum, in Thurston Gardens, with war canoes, Lapita pottery, weapons, ritual objects and colonial-era pieces, telling about 3,500 years of the islands' history.
The largest market in Fiji, near Suva's port, with fruit, vegetables, kava roots, fish and spices, and food stalls on the upper floor.
Art deco complex from 1939 on Victoria Parade, the historic seat of government and the colonial parliament, with a stone façade, clock tower and the Ratu Sukuna Garden in front.
Suva’s Catholic cathedral, dating from 1902, built from sandstone brought from Sydney, with tall towers overlooking the city centre and sung masses in Fijian.
Tropical forest about 20 minutes from Suva, with 6.5 km of trails, small waterfalls and natural pools for swimming, and native birds in the forest.