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Parc National de Port-Cros

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Split shot of Underwater Scenery in Port-Cros Nationalpark in the Mediterranean Sea, South France, ; Shutterstock ID 1835750425;

France’s first marine national park, dating to 1963, Port-Cros boasts exceptional marine fauna and flora, which makes it a snorkeling paradise. It comprises 17 sq km of land (mainly the Île de Port-Cros and Île de Port-Cros and Île de Poquerolles), and 29 sq km of surrounding marine environment.

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