13 – Bouches-du-Rhone

13 – Bouches-du-Rhone

Wild Places

Wild Places

waiting to be discovered are:

calanques national park

Calanques National Park

Recognised as an international biodiversity hotspot, the Calanques are home to some of the world’s most outstanding flora and fauna, as well as a remarkable cultural heritage, a testimony to its rich history.

The Alpilles Regional Park

Sublime landscapes and fiercely preserved traditions help create the atmospheric conditions of the Alpilles. These scented vistas have inspired great artists and nature lovers alike.

Sublime landscapes and fiercely preserved traditions help create the atmospheric conditions of the Alpilles. These scented vistas have inspired great artists and nature lovers alike.

The Camargue Regional Park

Hemmed in by Man’s distinctive stamp, the Camargue is an isolated isle in an industrial world. Familiar high street names litter its eastern flanks and blot the landscape. Great ocean-going tankers pollute its waters bringing black gold to the Bouches-du-Rhône.

Hemmed in by Man’s distinctive stamp, the Camargue is an isolated isle in an industrial world. Familiar high street names litter its eastern flanks and blot the landscape. Great ocean-going tankers pollute its waters bringing black gold to the Bouches-du-Rhône.

Sainte-Baume Regional Park

Steeped in folklore as the final resting place of Mary Magdalene. This holy land is also home to some lesser known inhabitants.

Steeped in folklore as the final resting place of Mary Magdalene. This holy land is also home to some lesser known inhabitants.

RNN – Coussouls de la Crau

Dry arid steppe once the ancient delta for the Durance river. It is home to some unique species not generally found in France.

RNN – Mont Saint-Victoire

The nature reserve is known for its paleontological deposit of dinosaur eggs. These were laid at the end of the Cretaceous and fossilised in red clays and continental sandstones very vulnerable to erosion.

RNR – L’Ilon

The site is home to several animal species of great heritage interest: Eurasian bittern, European roller, European pond turtle.

RNR – Poitevine-Regarde-Venir

The Poitevine is another fragmented arid grassland, punctuated with old almond and olive trees. The site hosts large populations of little bustards and nesting stone curlews.

RNR – Pourra – Domaine du Ranquet

The Etang du Pourra is a vast wetland of around 160 hectares made up of a mosaic of natural habitats that are attractive to Mediterranean fauna.