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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