France

Porquerolles

A car-free island off the Riviera coast that France has largely kept to itself: pine forests, vineyards, and beaches — Notre Dame chief among them — with Caribbean-clear water.

  • Best forRomantic
  • Approx. flying time~12h 15m from Los Angeles
  • Nearest airportHyères, Var (TLN)

Porquerolles, France
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About this place

Everyone cycles; hire bikes at the port and pack a picnic from the village square market. Come in June or September, when the day-tripper numbers halve, and stay overnight to have the evening village and its pétanque court to yourselves.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 13°C in January to 32°C in July. Driest in July and August; wettest in November, with rain on about 8 days.

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August31° · rain 2 daysHot and dry.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Highlighted months are warm and mostly dry — June to August.

Where to stay

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