Trip to Gold Islands - Iles d’Or

Island accessible by the Port du Lavandou or la Londe-Hyères

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Porquerolles see map
This is the biggest of the three Iles d'Or in the Golfe de Hyères, with sunshine more or less every day (more than 300 days of sunshine every year). The village developed from 1820, the lighthouse in 1837, and the church in 1850. Purchased from the Government in 1971, Porquerolles became part of the National Park of Port Cros, which has a Botanical Conservatory which protects, replants, and studies Mediterranean plants. In the interior, there stretch out mosaics of vines, olive trees, fruit trees with here and there a few citrus trees, oranges and mandarins. The paths are bordered by pines, eucalyptus, and many plantations
See : Fort Saint Agatha, of the 14th century, houses an exhibition of undersea archaeology, (from June to September).
The Church (1850) and its Path of the Cross. The lighthouse (1837). Plantations of the Botanical Conservatory.
Leisure activities : Rambles on foot and by mountain bike. Under-sea diving. Sailing Windsurfing. Boat chartering. Fishing. Night Club (in season). Camping, bivouacking, and fires are prohibited.

Le Levant see map
Of a size practically equal to Porquerolles, seen from the plane the Island of the Levant appears as a long rocky ridge 8 km long and only 2 km wide, but only a tenth part of the island is accessible to the public. Covered by superb, generous, vegetation, the Island of the Levant as you approach it appears to be a real paradise on earth. It is also the world centre of naturism
See : Fort Napoleon (1813)
Leisure activities : walks, signed Nature path. Under-sea diving. Sailing. Windsurfer. Kayak. Night-club. Summer activities.
Port Cros see map
With its 4 km length, and 3 km width, its area stretches over 690 hectares.
Since 1963, the whole island became a National Park and covers (and this is unique in Europe) a marine area 600 metres wide around its coast.
See : Fort du Moulin, Fort de Port Man, Fort de la Vigie: no visits permitted. Fort de l'Eminence and the Fort de l'Estissac: open throughout the summer, free exhibition "Stories of Port Cros"
Leisure activities : walks, signed paths.Aquascope boat: visits to the bottom of the sea, with the transparent hull
of this boat (40 mins). Botanical tour. Under-sea diving.Coastal Path

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