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| Page Views: 2,144 Last Visit to Île de Porquerolles: September, 2006 | Porquerolles by JLBG - last update: Jan 29, 2007 |
| Porquerolles, landscape from the lighthouse |
Porquerolles (Île de Porquerolles) is the largest and the western most of the group of the Îles d'Hyères, an archipelago also called Îles d'Or (Golden islands). The archipelago includes three main islands, Porquerolles, Port-Cros, île du Levant and several smaller islands. The Îles d'Hyères are a part of the "Commune d'Hyères" which includes city of Hyères and the whole Presqu'île de Gien It is thus one of the widest "communes" of France with 132 km2. |
|  | Porquerolles is 7.5 km long and 3 km wide, with an area of 1254ha (12.54 km2). Its summit is at the lighthouse, elevation 142 m. |
Since 1979, the Parc National de Port-Cros is in charge of the Conservatoire Botanique National Méditerranéen de Porquerolles as the island has a very special Mediterranean vegetation.
There are no paved roads on the island. There are no private cars not motorcycles allowed on the island and there are only a few dirt tracks for the few cars from the Parc National. | | | Porquerolles, center of the island |
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willy_wonka Mon Feb 4, 2008 04:27 UTC
it looks like a beautiful place to explore, with wonderful beaches, interesting flora/fauna and some history thrown in. nice page JL! | Bwana_Brown Thu Feb 22, 2007 21:48 UTC
What an amazing place! I love little island chains like this that are still protected from 'civilization'! Excellent tips on the plant and bird life, not to mention the history of Fort de Sainte Agathe. Hard to beat a picnic in the fresh sea airs too! | penumbra Wed Feb 21, 2007 03:09 UTC
The marina in the harbor looks like it would be filled with interesting yachts. With a fort on top of the hill, this looks like a great place to explore. And car free… sounds great! | Nemorino Mon Feb 19, 2007 22:01 UTC
Biodiversity is for real! Yes, indeed. Glad you found such a good example of this. Fine that Leyle could give you the name of that lily. I always enjoy going to places with no cars, especially since it is possible to rent bicycles there. |
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