Porquerolles
Porquerolles (aka Île de Porquerolles), is an island in the Îles d'Hyères archipelago in Var.
Understand edit
The island is a part of Port-Cros - Porquerolles National Park[dead link].
As a matter of fact, the most of the Jean-Luc Godard's Pierrot le fou was shot at this island.
- 1 Bureau d'informations de Porquerolles, ☏ +33 4 94 58 33 76. July-August: M-Sa 09:00 – 18:15, Su 09:00 – 13:00; September-March: M-Sa 09:00 – 12:30 and 14:00 – 17:00, Su (Sep and Oct only) 9h00 – 13:00; April-June: M-Sa 09:00 – 17:30, Su 08:00 – 13:00. free WIFI spot
- 2 [dead link] La Maison de Parc national à Porquerolles (House of Porquerolles National Park), maisonparcprl.pnpc@portcros-parcnational.fr. from 16 March to 15 November: 09:30-12:30, also 16 March to 29 March and from 25 October to 15 November: 13:30-17:30, 30 March to 5 July and 14 September to 24 October: 14:00-18:00, 6 July to 13 September: 14:30-18:30.
Get in edit
By boat edit
- From La Tour Fondue port, at Giens peninsula South of Hyeres: regular ferry service by TLV (€19.5 a return adult ticked)
- From Le Lavandou and Cavalaire-sur-Mer: April — September services by Vedettes Îles d'Or et Le Corsaire
- From La Londe-les-Maures: April — October services by Bateliers de la Côte d'Azur
- From Bormes-les-Mimosas: April - October services by Latitude Verte aboard a hybrid boat.
In July and August there are other some connections by boat from Toulon, Bandol, La Londe-les-Maures and other places.
Get around edit
By foot or by bicycle. It's rumoured there is also one taxi on the island.
See edit
- 1 Eglise Sainte Anne (church). It has a curious Way of the Cross with a knife carried by a soldier.
- 2 Jardin E. Lopez (E. Lopez garden) (at the edge of the village, on the road to the Lighthouse). from March 08:30-12:30, 14:00-18:00. free.
- 3 Fort Sainte Agathe (Info and reservations at the Park House), ☏ +33 4 94 58 07 24. Only visited by guided tours from 15 Jun to 13 Sep at 10:00, 14:00 and 16:00. There a number of forts on the island. This one is open to the public.
- 4 Le Moulin du Bonheur (wind mill), ☏ +33 4 94 58 07 24. Only visited by guided tours from 15 Jun to 13 Sep at 11:30, 15:30 and 17:30.
Do edit
There are a number of walking and cycling trails [1][dead link] crossing the island. Perhaps the most popular one is South from the village to the Phare de Porquerolles (lighthouse) (closed to the public).
NB: Outside the village there is only one bar at the plage d'Argent (W of the village), so it's worth to plan accordingly, i.e. take water, etc. with yourself.
Bicycle rent edit
- 1 [formerly dead link] Le Cycle Porquerollais, 1 rue de la Ferme, ☏ +33 4 94 58 30 32, cycleporquerollais@wanadoo.fr. Apr-Oct from 08:45 to 45 minutes before the last ferry departure; Nov-Mar 09:15-12:45, from 14:30 to 45 minutes before the last ferry departure.
Beaches edit
There are a number of nice beaches on the island, mostly along its northern coast.
Buy edit
Eat edit
- 1 Le Pelagos, Place d'Armes, ☏ +33 4 94 58 38 63. Good reviews
- 2 [dead link] L'Eucalyptus, 8, place d'Armes, ☏ +33 4 94 58 39 84.
- 3 L'Alycastre, 1, rue de la Ferme, ☏ +33 4 94 58 30 03.
- 4 Ailleurs, Rue de l'Artisanat, ☏ +33 4 94 58 34 28. Inexpensive family run, frequented by locals.
- 5 Il Pescatore, Quai Pêcheurs, ☏ +33 4 89 96 15 27. Not cheap, but good quality
- 6 La Calanque, Place Armes, ☏ +33 4 94 58 31 73. Fish couscous was recommended by a visitor.
- 7 [formerly dead link] La Plage d'Argent, Chemin de la Plage d'Argent, ☏ +33 4 94 58 32 48, laplage.porquerolles@orange.fr. A restaurant at the beach. Mixed reviews.
- 8 L'Olivier, Chemin du Langoustier (at the hotel 'Le Mas du Langoustier'), ☏ +33 4 94 58 30 09, info@langoustier.com. 12:30 - 14:00, 19:30 - 21:00. 1* Michelin restaurant. Cuisine: modern, creative €62 – 130.
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Port-Cros — another island in the archipelago