THE HISTORY OF THE ISLAND
Learn about the origins of Port-Cros
Discover the history of the island of Port-Cros, its origins, and the history contained in all the buildings. Learn more about this island that has welcomed many great intellectuals such as Saint John Perse, Paul Valéry and André Malraux.
THE ORIGINS
Where does the name Port-Cros come from? How long has it been inhabited? What civilisations have settled here over the centuries? Come and discover the answers!
THE FORTIFICATIONS
Discover all the buildings on the island as well as the reasons and conditions of their construction. You will then be able to understand the evolution of the island of Hyères and the evolution of its population.
Schedules and prices of our shuttles to Port-Cros from LA LONDE
| Port-Cros Departure from La Londe |
From 3 April to 9 July 2023 |
From 10 July to 3 September 2023 |
From 4 September to 1 October 2023 |
From 2 October to 11 November 2023 |
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Departure La Londe Duration of the crossing: variable selon les saisons de 45 min à 1h00 RESERVATION OBLIGATORY |
Departure La Londe |
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
9h00 |
Every day except Saturday
9h00 |
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
9h00 |
Every Wednesday
9h00 |
| Departure Port-Cros |
16h15 | 16h15 | 16h15 | 16h15 | |
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round trip | adultes : 35€ | children (from 4 to 10 years old) : 23,50€ |
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The Management reserves the right to modify or cancel all or part of these shuttle schedules without notice in case of bad weather conditions or for technical reasons.
Cheques, vacation vouchers and credit cards accepted.
Discover the first civilizations to have been on Port-Cros, and its evolution over the centuries.
Protecting and developing
Where does the name Port-Cros come from? How long has it been inhabited? What civilisations have settled here over the centuries? Come and discover the answers!
Traces of Roman settlements have been discovered in the Port Man cove and the Palud cove. The island of Port-Cros has therefore been inhabited since ancient Rome. Research has been carried out on the island, and graves, drains and a Roman coin have been found.
Populations then continued to make the island live, but suffered many attacks. The one that lasted for a long time was that of the barbarian pirates, who stayed from the 10th to the 16th century, and did a lot of damage to the island, but also terrorised the population. After many years, in 1921, the owners of the island oriented the island towards a reasonable development of tourism and so the construction of a hotel on the island began, as well as maritime connections.
Port-Cros is full of forts and buildings of all kinds. They are part of the extraordinary heritage of Port-Cros.
The buildings on the island
Discover all the buildings on the island as well as the reasons and conditions of their construction. You will then be able to understand the evolution of the island of Hyères and the evolution of its population.
However, it was destroyed between the 10th and 16th centuries due to the barbarian pirates who sacked the island during this period. In 1531, when François Premier was visiting Hyères, he was informed of the presence of pirates on the coast.
He then drew up a plan and entrusted it to Bertrand d’Ornezan, who was responsible for building the fortifications. However, in 1617, the forts had still not been built.
The constructions were carried out under Richelieu, who built many forts on the islands of Hyères, and it was at this time that the forts of Estissac and Port Man on the island of Port-Cros were built.
