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Giens Peninsula
The
Giens
Peninsula
is a peninsula on the
French
Mediterranean coast
near
Hyères
in the
Var department
in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
region
in
southeastern
France
.
It is a
prime
tourist destination
, with
campgrounds
and
water sports
.
Economy
There are
extensive
vineyards
on the peninsula,
producing
the
AOC
Côtes de Provence
label
.
Personalities
Saint-John
Perse
,
Nobel
Prize–winning
poet
and
diplomat
died there in
1975
.