Giens Peninsula

The Giens Peninsula (French: Presqu'île de Giens) is a peninsula on the French Mediterranean coast near Hyères in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Panorama view of the peninsula

Seen from the air

It is a prime tourist destination, with campgrounds and water sports.

Economy

There are extensive vineyards on the peninsula, producing the AOC Côtes de Provence label.

Personalities

Saint-John Perse (pseudonym of Alexis Leger), Nobel Prize–winning poet and diplomat died there in 1975.

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