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Fianarantsoa

Destination creator (Voyajo Team)

Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar. Fianarantsoa is the capital of the Haute Matsiatra region and of the Fianarantsoa Province. It was built in the early 19th century by the Merina as the administrative capital for the newly conquered Betsileo kingdoms (...) (from Wikipedia)

Trip creator - Jeszh

Fianarantsoa means "Good education" in Malagasy. It is a cultural and intellectual center for the whole island. It is home to some of the oldest Protestant and Lutheran cathedrals on the island, the oldest theological seminary (also Lutheran), as well as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa. The city of "good education" also boasts a university named after it and built in 1972. Fianarantsoa is considered to be the capital of wine in Madagascar, because of the presence of many wine industries in the city. Ranomafana National Park is part of the World Heritage Site, Rainforests of the Atsinanana. It is located in the southeastern part of Madagascar in Haute Matsiatra and Vatovavy-Fitovinany. With more than 41,600 hectares (161 square miles) of Tropical rainforest, the park is home to several rare species of flora and fauna such as the lemur. The Park office is located at the entrance in the village of Ambodiamontana, situated at 6,5 km from Ranomafana.