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Nature in Marseille

Marseille has nearly 9000 hectares of nature from land to sea. Check out the My Provence guide and explore an exceptionally rich natural heritage.

From L’Estaque to the calanques, Marseille has a 57km coastline dotted with nature sites and parks. Marseille’s ocean heritage includes the Iles du Frioul, Riou archipelago and the calanques from Callelongue to En-Vau. Further inland, Marseille has huge parks for family fun, including Parc Borély, the Parc du 26ème centenaire and Pastré. But Marseille’s real ‘green lung’ is the seven woods which ring the city and take in the Massif de l'Étoile and Garlaban. Find all this and more in our guide.

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Les Goudes - Luminy
Marseille

Les Goudes - Luminy

Shore - Les Goudes Located to the south-east of the city, Les Goudes is the last little "village" of Marseille before Callelongue and the succession of coastal fjords known as the "Massif des Calanques". With its still-active fishing port, Les Goudes is a wonderful little quarter, packed with the typical character of Marseille – suffice to say that…

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Plage des Catalans
Marseille

Plage des Catalans

Beach - La plage des Catalans est une plage de sable, la plus proche du Vieux Port, en contrebas du club sportif Le Cercle des Nageurs. Elle est équipée d'un poste de secours, douches, sanitaires, poubelles, d'un terrain de volley qui accueille des compétitions de haut niveau, d'une buvette. L'équipe de surveillance est en place du 1er juin au 2…

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Calanque de Port Pin
Marseille

Calanque de Port Pin

Shore - Port Pin est la plus petite des trois calanques près de Cassis, c'est elle qui offre le paysage le plus doux, avec ses pinèdes qui descendent jusq'au ras de l'eau et sa plage de sable.

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Calanque de Sormiou
Marseille

Calanque de Sormiou

Cove - Calanque de Sormiou Sormiou is one of the only "Calanques" coastal fjords accessible by car. However, traffic is restricted in summer due to fire risks. You can reach the fjord by crossing the Baumettes quarter of Marseille, then Col de Sormiou mountain pass, and taking the marvellous little winding road heading through the arid garrigue. Braver…

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The Etoile chaine
Roquevaire, Allauch, La Destrousse, Cadolive, Mimet, Simiane Collongue, Peypin, Bouc Bel Air, Septèmes les Vallons, Les Pennes Mirabeau, Plan de Cuques, Saint Savournin, Marseille, Aubagne

The Etoile chaine

Mountains - Located in the southeastern quarter of the Bouches-du-Rhône, the Massifs de l’Etoile and Massif du Garlaban encircle a major part of the territories of Marseille and Aubagne, situated to the South. These chains are bordered by the Arbois, Montaiguet, Collines de Gardanne and Regagnas chains to the North, by the Valley of Aubagne to the East…

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Archipel de Frioul
Marseille

Archipel de Frioul

Shore - The Frioul archipelago points to the coast the relief of its 4 islands: Pomègues, Ratonneau, If and Tiboulen. Calanques, beaches, sandy creeks, impressive cliffs, the light quality and the water transparency make the islands a spot of great beauty. Still a conservation area, it is an authentic encounter in the Mediterranean sea. The…

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Plage du Prophète
Marseille

Plage du Prophète

Beach - La plage du Prophète est une petite plage sableuse, aux eaux peu profondes, équipée d'une buvette, de poubelles, de jeux pour enfants, d'un terrain de volley, poste de secours, sanitaires, douches, consignes gratuites. L'équipe de surveillance est en place du 1er juin au 2 septembre de 9h30 à 19h.

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The Calanques
La Ciotat, Cassis, Marseille

The Calanques

Shore - The Calanques (rocky coves) along the coast between Marseille and Cassis are of exceptional beauty by their striking relief, their scale and their white rocks. For more than twenty kilometres, the limestone cuts into the coastline, giving Marseille a splendid natural monument. Nibbled away by erosion and hacked by the waves, the rock starts to…

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Cap Croisette
Marseille

Cap Croisette

Shore - Cap Croisette Located to the South of Marseille, this little corner of paradise for divers, swimmers and strollers is also widely appreciated by the locals. When you arrive at Les Goudes, instead of heading straight on to Callelongue, take a right to Cap Croisette. The water sports club (mainly dedicated to scuba diving), restaurant and tiny…

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The Sainte Baume mountains
Cuges les Pins, Roquevaire, Auriol, Roquefort la Bédoule, Ceyreste, La Ciotat, Gémenos, Cassis, La Penne sur Huveaune, Marseille, Carnoux en Provence, Aubagne

The Sainte Baume mountains

Mountains - The Massif des Calanques, Massif du Grand Caunet and Massif de la Sainte-Baume are located to the extreme southeast of the Bouches-du-Rhône and cover an area of around 64,000 acres, stretching from the southern edge of Marseille to the border of the Var region. This geographical entity is characterised by a ragged relief, with altitudes…

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