The harbour
Colourful houses.
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Cassis is a fishing town on the Mediterranean coast east of Marseille, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of Provence, southern France, about 16 km southeast of Marseille in a straight line. It is a popular destination known for its cliffs and the sheltered inlets called calanques. The Ligures settled here between 600 and 500 BC, and in Roman times it was a small village living from fishing and sea trade. The town is known for its white and rosé wines. To the east, Cap Canaille rises to 394 metres, one of the highest sea cliffs in Europe and a landmark for sailors for thousands of years. Yellow, pink and orange houses line the small harbour, with blue and white wooden fishing boats bobbing in front and the reddish cliff of Cap Canaille above. Vineyards climb the slopes behind the town, and the white cliffs of the calanques stretch to the west. Visitors sit in the harbour cafés, swim at the small beaches, take boat trips from the port to the calanques or walk there on the trails, and some drive the cliff road over Cap Canaille. Cassis makes an easy day trip from Marseille.
Colourful houses.
White inlets.
A red cliff.
Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence, France
Yes, from Marseille.
By boat from the port or on foot.