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Calanques National Park
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

  • 6 protected areas
  • 1 natural site

Parks and reserves

Calanques National Park

White limestone coves between Marseille and Cassis, reached on foot.FranceNational park

Écrins National Park

150 summits above 9,843 ft, crowned by the 13,458 ft Barre des Écrins.FranceNational park

Luberon Regional Nature Park

28 fossil sites in a UNESCO Geopark of perched villages and ochre cliffs.FranceRegional nature park

Mercantour National Park

40,000 rock engravings around Mont Bego, from about 3300 BC.FranceNational park

Parc naturel régional de Camargue

150,000 birds a year fly over lagoons, rice fields, bulls and horses.FranceRegional nature park

Port-Cros National Park

1,969 ft of protected sea around Port-Cros and Porquerolles.FranceNational park

Gorges

Verdon Gorge

2,297 ft cliffs, where more than 200 pairs of griffon vultures nest.FranceGorge

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