Iles d'Hyeres

The Iles d'Hyeres, also called the Iles d'Or, are a group of four Mediterranean islands off the coast of Hyeres in the Var department of southeastern France. Known in antiquity as the Stoechades Islands, a Greek name meaning arranged in a row one behind another, the group has a combined area of about 29 square kilometers. The largest island, Porquerolles, covers 1,254 hectares, followed by the mountainous Port-Cros at 650 hectares, most of which forms Port-Cros National Park and is noted for its rare flora and as a bird refuge, the 45-hectare Ile du Bagaud with no public access, and the 900-hectare Ile du Levant, shared between a military installation and a longstanding naturist community. The islands are also notable as the place where the ancient botanist Pedanius Dioscorides first recorded the lavender species Lavandula stoechas. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/