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Îles d'Hyères
The
Îles d'Hyères
, also known as
Îles d'Or
, are a group of four
Mediterranean islands
off
Hyères
in the
Var department
of
Southeastern
France
.
Islands
With a
combined
area of, the Îles d'Hyères comprise:
Porquerolles -, an
extension
of the
Giens peninsula
Port-Cros -, the most
mountainous
, part of
Port-Cros National Park
, noted for
rare
flora
and as a
bird refuge
Île
du
Bagaud -, part of the same
national park
, and without permitted access
Île du
Levant
-, mostly for military use, partly a long-established
naturist community
centered
on the privately-owned
village
of
Héliopolis