PORQUEROLLES :

The biggest island of the archipelago (1254 hectares, 7 km long, 2.5 km wide, with signal station at the highest point, 142 m above sea level) is a protected site managed by the Port Cros National Park. With 54 km of footpaths, Porquerolles is a walker’s and biker’s paradise. There are beautiful fine sand beaches, bordered with pine trees, cliffs and a pretty Provençal village.
A visit to the National Mediterranean Botanical Conservatory is highly recommended. Sainte Agathe Fort (with tour, viewpoint). Submarine archaeology exhibition.

PORT-CROS :

The only maritime national park in Europe (the Port Cros National Park founded in 1963), Port Cros is the smallest of the archipelago's islands, but also the most rugged and hilly (650 hectares, 4 km long, 2.5 km wide, highest point 194 m above sea level at Mont Vinaigre). The island is visited on foot or by bike, along the 354 km of nature trails which lead you to unspoilt spots, to the beach, to coves and to forts (Moulin, l'Estissac, l'Eminence, Port-Man and la Vigie), important landmarks in Port Cros' history.

Various activities are organised by the National Park

- marine world exhibition at Estissac Fort.
- aquarium with audio visual tapes
- guided diving tour of submarine botanical trail (from June to September)
- diving bottle refill station

LE LEVANT :

World famous naturist centre. The ideal spot for a cure of sea and sun with its jagged red rocks and luminous water. Only 85 hectares (Héliopolis) of the island's 900 hectares are open to the public. 20 kms of which can be explored via the Domaine des Arbousiers' (a voluntary nature reserve) footpaths.