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French national park in Var
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Port-Cros National Park is a French national park in Var, Alpes-Maritimes. The park is a Mediterranean park, in the coastal archipelago of the Hyères Islands and includes part of the island of Porquerolles, the islands of Port-Cros and Bagaud, the islet of Gabinière and the rock of Rascas as well as the surrounding waters. Created in 1963, the protection of the Port-Cros National Park covers both the natural land and maritime heritage.
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A French castle made up of an artillery tower, an enclosure forming a plaza body and an advance. The tower is in a cylindrical shape, standing on two levels communicating through an oculus pierced at the top of the vault; the said tower is composed of a large circular room vaulted in a spherical dome and an open-air platform.
in summer open to the public
A fort which was built in the 19th century and now functions as an Orthodox monastery. The fort was listed as a historical monument in 1989.
Made up of an artillery tower, an enclosure which forms a plaza body and an advance.
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