Giens Peninsula
The Giens Peninsula 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.- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
- Also known as: “Presqu’ile de Giens”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église St Pierre (Hyères) and Hôpital San Salvadour.
Église St Pierre (Hyères)
Church
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Église St Pierre (Hyères) is a church, which is situated 2½ km south of Giens Peninsula.
Hôpital San Salvadour
Hospital
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Hôpital San Salvadour is a hospital, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Giens Peninsula.
La Tour Fondue, Hyères
Fort
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La Tour Fondue, Hyères is a fort, which is situated 4 km south of Giens Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Capte and Hyères.
Hyères
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Hyères, Provençal Occitan: Ieras in classical norm, or Iero in Mistralian norm) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Porquerolles
Photo: Roloff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porquerolles, also known as the Île de Porquerolles, is an island in the Îles d'Hyères, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Its land area is 1,254 hectares and in 2004, its population was about 200.
Giens Peninsula
- Categories: presque-isle, seaside resort, tombolo, and landform
- Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Giens Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Giens Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Presqu’île de Giens”
- Chinese: “日安半岛”
- Czech: “Giens”
- Dutch: “Giens”
- French: “presqu’île de Giens”
- French: “Presqu’île de Giens”
- Georgian: “ჟიენსი”
- German: “Giens”
- Interlingua: “Peninsula de Giens”
- Italian: “Penisola di Giens”
- Japanese: “ジアン半島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Giens-halvøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Giens-halvøya”
- Polish: “Giens”
- Portuguese: “Península de Giens”
- Swedish: “Gienshalvön”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Bergerie and Le Pousset.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Étang des Pesquiers and Port de la Capte.
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