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The Luberon region contains a wide range of habitats. The northern mountains are wild and exposed, while the central massif shelters the southern slopes, creating a gentler environment. Moorland, cedar forest, chalk hills and deep river gorges shelter wild boar, eagles, owls and beavers (see Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon).
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This 7-ha (17-acre) park contains a dense, varied collection of trees: canary pines, ginkgo biloba, agave and a great selection of palms. There’s a little zoo and, in the glasshouse, tropical plants and exotic birds.
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Superb collection of Mediterranean trees and shrubs founded by Gustave Thuret in 1857.
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This is the beach beyond civilization. You must thread around salt-flats and lagoons before arriving at the flat, exposed sands. Life is a little rugged, but ideal for wilder beach elements.
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This beach offers a range of adrenaline sports that includes bungee-jumping, waterskiiing and parascending.
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Watersports on this beautiful beach include waterskiing, wind-surfing and parascending, as well as more relaxing boat excursions.
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Exciting parascending and, for the even more adventurous, breathtaking flights aboard micro-light float-planes.
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One long beach stretches all the way along the Cannes esplanade, sectioned off into tiny private beaches, with umbrellas, loungers and snack bars with waiter service. Most offer water-skiing.
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Try eight different water-sports including parascending, waterskiing and windsurfing, just outside St-Raphaël, with a oneday discovery pass sold at the tourist office.
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A paradise of forests, creeks and headlands. Walk the coast in 5 hours (see Porquerolles, Iles d’Hyères).
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