Giens Peninsula
Seen from the air
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.
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.
Coordinates: 43°02′02″N 6°08′27″E / 43.03389°N 6.14083°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.