All the sites to see

Le Mugel

The Mugel calanque is the first stop on all four of our tours. Nestled between the port and the Bec de l’Aigle (“Eagle’s Beak”...

Négue Fume

Anse de Gaméou

A favorite spot for both climbing and diving — with underwater caves including the Trou du Diable (“Devil’s Hole”) — the Gaméou...

Figuerolles

Figuerolles is a true local institution: a self-proclaimed republic, complete with its own time zone. Sitting at the foot of the Notre-Dame de la Gard...

Île Verte

Setting off from La Ciotat, you’ll sail along the Île Verte (“Green Island”), passing the Mugel calanque on the way. The island is ...

The Cap Canaille Cliffs

Between Cassis and La Ciotat winds a narrow road, the Route des Crêtes (“Crest Road”). It runs along the top of France’s highest se...

The Bay of Cassis

Beneath the Couronne de Charlemagne — “Charlemagne’s Crown,” the castellated ridge crowning Cap Canaille — lies Cassis. A small ...

Port-Miou

The Port-Miou calanque — meaning “Best Port” or “Safe Harbor” in Provençal — is a natural shelter protecting nearly 500 b...

Port-Pin

Port-Pin takes its name from the Aleppo pines — remarkable trees that grow in the tiniest cracks in the rock, needing almost no water and barely any...

En-Vau

En-Vau — “the vale” or “the valley” in Provençal — packs sea, mountain and valley into one breathtaking spot. It’s ...

L’Oule

L’Oule — “the cooking pot” in Provençal — lives up to its name: the calanque is shaped like a cauldron. On stormy days the wate...

Devenson

With its 230-meter (750-foot) cliffs, Devenson — also known as the “Cirque du Devenson” — is the realm of the winds. The calanque̵...

Œil de Verre

The Œil de Verre — the “Glass Eye” — owes its name to a large brown patch in the cliff, at the heart of which a crystalline rock spar...

Sugiton

Sugiton — the “calanque of fallen stones” — is a favorite haunt of naturists, about a 1.5-hour hike from the Luminy university campus ...

Morgiou

Overlooked by the Saint-Michel ridge, Morgiou is the calanque of the quintessential Marseille cabanons — the traditional fishermen’s huts — ...

The Cosquer Cave

The Cosquer Cave is located near Marseille, at Cape Morgiou. It can only be reached through a 175-meter (575-foot) tunnel whose entrance lies 37 meter...

Sormiou

Sormiou, the widest and most open of the calanques, ends in a long beach of fine sand — a real rarity among the calanques. With its small port and i...