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The pale sand and clear water of Notre-Dame beach, Porquerolles

Beyond the Riviera · Lérins, Porquerolles, Port-Cros

The islands: Our Favourites

The Îles de Lérins off Cannes, and Porquerolles and Port-Cros off Hyères, with the underwater trail.

The back story

  1. The back story

    The islands: the back story

    Îles de Lérins·In depth

    Lérins off Cannes, Porquerolles and Port-Cros off Hyères: pine woods, clear water and no cars.

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What to see

  1. Monks and vines

    Île Saint-Honorat and the Abbaye de Lérins

    Îles de Lérins·Island and abbey

    The monks’ island off Cannes.

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  2. Fort Royal

    Île Sainte-Marguerite

    Îles de Lérins·Island

    Pine woods and the Fort Royal.

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  3. Pale-sand beaches

    Porquerolles

    Hyères·Island

    A car-free island off Hyères.

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  4. Underwater trail

    Port-Cros

    Hyères·National park island

    A national-park island with a snorkelling trail.

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Getting there

  1. From the quai Saint-Pierre

    Trans Côte d’Azur to Lérins

    Cannes·Boat

    Boats from Cannes to the islands.

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