{"id":2236,"date":"2021-06-03T17:50:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T15:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotel-westend.com\/2021\/06\/03\/les-iles-de-lerins\/"},"modified":"2021-06-10T15:14:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T13:14:38","slug":"les-iles-de-lerins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotel-westend.com\/en\/2021\/06\/03\/les-iles-de-lerins\/","title":{"rendered":"The L\u00e9rins Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|auto||auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;tiretsInverse&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Gilda Display||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#9b8760&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;58px&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<h2>The L\u00e9rins Islands\u00a0<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.hotel-westend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sainte-Margurite.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Sainte-Margurite&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: center;\">@nicofronzo<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<p>A legendary archipelago facing the Bay of Cannes, the islands of L\u00e9rins, <strong>Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat,<\/strong> are two unique jewels combining natural and cultural heritage.<br \/>Sainte-Marguerite Island offers visitors 152 hectares of state-owned pine and eucalyptus forest. The Fort Royal, the building that overlooks the island, is now a museum of the sea, but when the fort was used as a prison, the Fort Royal housed the legendary <strong>Man in the Iron Mask<\/strong>.<br \/>The smaller island, Saint-Honorat, is also the wildest. It is home to the abbey of Saint-Honorat, founded in the 5th century. Open to visitors, the island&#8217;s monks remain the only occupants. They produce wine, liqueur and honey.<br \/>This winter, the city of Cannes inaugurated near the southern shore of Sainte-Marguerite Island the first <strong>underwater eco-museum in France.<\/strong><br \/>6 submerged statues, the work of British artist Jason deCaires, are accessible only with a mask and snorkel. <strong>Ecological<\/strong> works offering a refuge to fish and shellfish and they also promote marine biodiversity.<\/p>\r\n<p>Access to the Lerins Islands from the port of Cannes &#8211; daily shuttles<\/p>\r\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cannes-destination.fr\/visites-incontournables\/iles-lerins-cannes\">https:\/\/www.cannes-destination.fr\/visites-incontournables\/iles-lerins-cannes<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.hotel-westend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/EcoMuse\u0301e.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;EcoMuse\u0301e&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: center;\">@azur.360<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.hotel-westend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Saint-Honorat.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Saint-Honorat&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: center;\">@JasondeCaires<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A legendary archipelago facing the Bay of Cannes, the islands of L\u00e9rins, Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat, are two unique jewels combining natural and cultural heritage.<br \/>\nThe Island of Sainte-Marguerite offers visitors 152 hectares of state-owned pine and eucalyptus forest. 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