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The movable arts and so-called decorative arts develop in each ethnic group, the affirmation of different styles but often not devoid of a common spirit is a way of distinguishing oneself and of taking the advantage visually. In the noble houses you can admire doors, bedsteads, pillars, but also shutters with […]

Madagascar is still classified as an island, a very large island. But beyond its size, it contains a diversity uncommon to lands of similar size. I have just completed a trip with American collaborators in the North of Madagascar and during a discussion, they asked me if I should promote […]

The new year 2020 has just begun and we are almost finishing the month of January. We hope that this Year will be beneficial from all points of view. On the planet, may it bring peace and serenity to the millions of people affected from far or near by these incessant wars. […]

The Antaimoro (or Antemoro or Antimorona) – “those of the shore” – are a people of Madagascar who live mainly in the south-east of the island, extending from the district of Manakara to the district of Mananjary in the Province of Fianarantsoa, in the Vatovavy-Fitovinany region. Vaγimba – “those of the forest” in Southeastern Proto-Barito (former […]

In Madagascar, a culture has almost completely disappeared: that of traditional tattoos. Currently, only the West and the South of the Big Island have resisted well, but little by little, this Malagasy art of tattooing has evaporated over time. However, thanks to the remarkable work of research and collection of the remains of this culture […]

We always wonder: where will we go for the next trip? I could tell you, the United States, Costa Rica, Bolivia or the Seychelles? And why not Madagascar. This island contains everything you can have in these different places. The large expanses of the south are reminiscent of America, the eastern forest closes in a unique vegetation […]

The Fianarantsoa-Côte Est (FCE) Railway is a colonial-built railway in southeastern Madagascar that connects the high plateau city of Fianarantsoa to the port city of Manakara. 163 kilometers long, it was built by the French between 1926 and 1936 thanks to the work program […]

On Madagascar's west coast, it is ships, not cars or trucks, that connect isolated fishing villages. Malagasy vessels—specifically schooners with two or more masts, usually with fore and aft sails—are considered much more reliable and cheaper […]

When you have finished a journey of discovery in the interior of Madagascar and you want to end on a note of blue and sun, there is only one way. The northern seas of Madagascar bathe in sunshine almost all year round. All around the island, there are small strings of islets […]