Cassis and the Calanques
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Cassis and the Calanques
I would love to hear some opinions on how fun/interesting people have found Cassis and the nearby Calanques.
I am having to make some tough choices on my Provence itenerary - need to determine if these places are worth the trip.
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I am having to make some tough choices on my Provence itenerary - need to determine if these places are worth the trip.
Thanks
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Cassis and the calenques were to me one of the most gorgeous stretches of Riviera coast when i rode my bike from Marseilles to Nice - Cassis in its calenque - what a lovely scene in a Riviera that is surprising at many points for how tacky the coast has been developed. Go for it!
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http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...%20Dec%202005/
Some of the photos I took last December when Mistral was blowing hard and cold. You cannot imagine on this sunny photos. I did only once the calanques by boat from Cassis that was not bad at all, unlike one poster and his/her friends above, otherwise I did many of them on foot starting from Marseille or Cassis. Altogether I did about 7 times in last 3 years so obviously I love it !
Some of the photos I took last December when Mistral was blowing hard and cold. You cannot imagine on this sunny photos. I did only once the calanques by boat from Cassis that was not bad at all, unlike one poster and his/her friends above, otherwise I did many of them on foot starting from Marseille or Cassis. Altogether I did about 7 times in last 3 years so obviously I love it !
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If you are doing it on foot and are coming from Cassis, try to go at least as far as Port-Pins (Port-Miou is the closest) and if possible till En-Vau that's the one people often say the best of all calanques. Lots of walk but worth it. My photos above are of Sugiton, Morgiou, etc that are accesible fom Marseille side, they are gorgious too.