There’s only one island in the Bouches-du-Rhone with trees and that’s the Ile Verte, off the coast of La Ciotat. It’s just a 10 minute hop by navette from the Vieux Port of La Ciotat to this tiny island which is just 430x260m.
Once there, you can enjoy the little beaches or take the 2km marked path right round the island. Fort Saint-Pierre stands at the summit of the island – 49m! When we visited, we did two circuits and enjoyed a picnic at one of the calanques. There are supposed to be little food and drinks vans but maybe best not to rely on this. If you do decide to picnic, make sure to have a bag for rubbish as there are no bins there.
Arriving at the island
Boats leave from 9th April throughout the summer. It’s an hourly service (ie 10am OUT, 10:15 RETURN throughout the day), 13 euros return. Weather-dependent. Check out the details here: https://www.laciotat-ileverte.com/
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