Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
Tourist Office
( 04 94 58 33 76;
www.porquerolles.com
; 9am-6.30pm)
Sells maps
(€3) marked with cycling and walking paths, as well as plastic guides for snorkellers to
identify underwater flora (€20).
Parc National de Port-Cros Maison du Parc
( 04 94 58 07 24;
www.portcrosparcnational.fr
;
Jardin Emanuel Lopez; 9.30am-12.30pm & 2-6pm Feb-
Oct)
National park office with maps, information and excellent twice-monthly guided
walks known as
Les Rencontres du Parc
(free).
Getting Around
Bicycle
Rent at the port or place d'Armes; try
Le Cycle Porquerollais
( 04 94 58 30
32;
www.cycle-porquerollais.com
;
1 rue de la Ferme; half-/full day €14/11;
year-
round)
.
Boat Taxi Locamarine 75
( 06 09 52 31 19, 04 94 58 35 84;
www.locamarine75.com
)
;
for
luggage
( 06 81 67 77 12)
.
Île de Port-Cros
France's smallest national park, Parc National de Port-Cros, was created in 1963 to protect
the 7-sq-km island of Port-Cros and a 13-sq-km zone of water around it.
Until the end of the 19th century, the islanders' vineyards and olive groves ensured
their self-sufficiency. Today, high-season tourism is their sustenance. Bring picnic sup-
plies and drinking water; the few port bistros open mid-March to mid-November but
there's nothing elsewhere but beauty.
Sights & Activities
Walkers (and birdwatchers) must remain on 30km of marked trails. Fishing, fires, camp-
ing, dogs, motorised vehicles and bicycles are not allowed, nor is smoking outside the vil-
lage.
