Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Jardin Emanuel Lopez & Conservatoire Botanique National Médi-
terranéen
GARDEN
( 04 94 58 07 24; chemin du Phare; 9.30am-12.30pm & 2-6pm Feb-Oct)
This wonderful ornamental garden is planted with magnificent palm varieties, cypress,
vanilla and grenadier trees, cactus and bamboo, sweetly scented jasmine, and every herb
known to grow under the Provençal sun. It's also home to the Parc National de Port-Cros
Maison du Parc (
Click here
)
.
Beaches
Porquerolles' northern coast is laced with beautiful sandy beaches, including
Plage de la
Courtade
, a mere 800m walk east from the port (follow the track uphill behind the tourist
office). Porquerolles' largest and most beautiful beach,
Plage de Notre Dame
, is 2.5km
further east along the same track.
West of the village,
Plage d'Argent
, a good 2km along a potholed track past vineyards,
is popular with families because of its summer beachside cafe-restaurant, lifeguards and
toilets.
More secluded is
Plage du Langoustier
, a former lobster farm 4.5km from the village
on the northern shores of the Presqu'île du Langoustier.
Cliffs line the island's more dangerous southern coast, where swimming and diving is
restricted to
Calanque du Brégançonnet
to the east and
Calanque de l'Oustaou de
Diou
to the west.
Get maps at the tourist office.
BEACH
Boats
Speedboat-rental outlet Locamarine 75 (
Click here
)
, at the port, also has kayaks (double
kayak half-/full-day rentals €35/45).
Base Nautique
( 06 60 52 37 06;
www.ileo-por-
querolles.fr
;
1-/3-/6hr kayak rentals €17/35/45)
on Plage de la Courtade has kayaks,
windsurfers, catamarans and scuba diving.
WATERSPORTS
Cycling
The map sold at the tourist office has four cycling itineraries, 6.5km to 13.8km long. More
detail is included in the
Guide de Randonnées dans l'Île de Porquerolles
(€6), available at
the Maison du Parc (
Click here
)
.
CYCLING
Vineyards
WINE TASTING
