Porquerolles

Porquerolles (aka Île de Porquerolles), is an island in the Îles d'Hyères archipelago in Var.

Understand

Port of Porquerolles

The island is a part of Port-Cros - Porquerolles National Park.

As a matter of fact, the most of the Jean-Luc Godard's Pierrot le fou was shot at this island.

• 🌍 Bureau d'informations de Porquerolles, ☎ [phone]. July August: Monday to Saturday 9h00 – 18h15, Sunday 9h00 – 13h00; September - March: Monday to Saturday 9h00 – 12h30 / 14h00 – 17h00, Sunday (September and October only) 9h00 – 13h00; April-June: Monday to Saturday 9h00 – 17h30, Sunday 9h00 – 13h00. free WIFI spot (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 La Maison de Parc national à Porquerolles (House of Porquerolles National Park), e-mail: [e-mail]. from 16 March to 15 November: 9h30-12h30 in the morning, also 16 March to 29 March and from 25 October to 15 November: 13h30-17h30, 30 March to 5 July and 14 September to 24 October: 14h00-18h00, 6 July to 13 September: 14h30-18h30. (updated Jun 2015)

Get in

By boat

• 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

In July and August there are other some connections by boat from Toulon, Bandol, La Londe-les-Maures and other places.

Get around

By foot or by bicycle. It's rumored there is also one taxi on the island.

See

Fort Sainte Agathe

• 🌍 Eglise Sainte Anne (church). has a curious way of the cross with a knife carried by a soldier. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 Jardin E. Lopez (E. Lopez garden) (at the edge of the village, on the road to the Lighthouse). from March 9h30-12h30 / 14h00-18h00. free. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 Fort Sainte Agathe (Info and reservations at the Park House), ☎ [phone]. Only visited by guided tours from 15/06 to 13/09 at 10h, 14h and 16h. There a number of forts on the island. This one is open to the public. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 Le Moulin du Bonheur (wind mill), ☎ [phone]. Only visited by guided tours from 15/06 to 13/09 at 11h30, 15h30 and 17h30. (updated Jun 2015)

Do

There are a number of walking and cycling trails 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

• 🌍 Le Cycle Porquerollais, 1 rue de la Ferme, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Apr-Oct from 8:45 to 45 minutes before the last ferry departure; Nov-Mar 9:15-12:45, from 14:30 to 45 minutes before the last ferry departure. (updated Jun 2015)

Notre-Dame beach

Beaches

There are number of nice beaches on the island, mostly along its Northern coast.

• 🌍 Plage d'argent. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 Plage de la Courtade. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 Plage Notre Dame. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 Plage de la Galère. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 La plage blanche and La plage noire. (updated Jun 2015)

Buy

Eat

• 🌍 Le Pelagos, Place d'Armes, ☎ [phone]. Good reviews (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 L'Eucalyptus, 8, place d'Armes, ☎ [phone]. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 L'Alycastre, 1, rue de la Ferme, ☎ [phone]. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 Ailleurs, Rue de l'Artisanat, ☎ [phone]. Inexpensive family run, frequented by locals. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 Il Pescatore, Quai Pêcheurs, ☎ [phone]. Not cheap, but good quality (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 La Calanque, Place Armes, ☎ [phone]. Fish couscous was recommended by a visitor. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 La Plage d'Argent, Chemin de la Plage d'Argent, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. A restaurant at the beach. Mixed reviews. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 L'Olivier, Chemin du Langoustier (at the hotel 'Le Mas du Langoustier'), ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 12:30 - 2:00 pm, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm. 1* Michelin restaurant. Cuisine: modern, creative €62 – €130. (updated Jun 2015)

Drink

Sleep

Connect

Go next

Port-Cros — another island in the archipelago