The île d'Or is a private island located at the east of the city of
Saint-Raphaël in
France, facing the cape of Le Dramont. This small island is composed of
porphyry (russet rocks) and surmounted by a tower reminiscent of the Middle Ages said to have been the inspiration for
The Black Island in
Hergé's ''
The Adventures of Tintin'' series. Viewed from the sea from the left side of the tower, a rock, commonly thought to resemble the profile of a gorilla, also recalls the comic books of
Hergé.
The île d'Or is a "site classé" (a protected geographical formation), since 17 March 1941. The island is included with this status inside the
Massif de l'Esterel since 3 January 1996.
Gallery
File:Ile dOr France.jpg, ÃŽle d'Or as seen from the village of Cap Esterel (2010)
File:Cap du Dramont et ile d'Or.jpg, ÃŽle d'Or as seen from the E (2007)
File:Débarquement de Provence. Saint-Raphaël. Île d'Or.jpg, Île d'Or from the NNW, as American soldiers disembark a landing craft (August 1944)
File:Île d’Or - frontal.jpg, Île d’Or as seen from the NW (2019)
See also
The
îles d'Hyères
The Îles d'Hyères (), also known as Îles d'Or (), are a group of four Mediterranean islands off Hyères in the Var department of Southeastern France. Their old name is the Stoechades Islands from el, Στοιχάδες ''Stoikhádes'' from ...
, in the same region, are also called ''the îles d'Or'' (Golden islands).
References
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Micronations in France
Private islands of France
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