Cassis downtown is lovely, very flowery and with colored houses near the port. Cassis’ castle (XIIIth century old, today a private property transformed into a luxury bed and breakfast) overhangs the village and the main square, where petanque players and tourists ready to get on the boat for excursions in the calanques gather.
The beach of La Grande Mer behind the port, and Bestouan beach at the beginning of the peninsula are the most crowded. L’Arene Beach, down the Cap Canaille (reachable from the rotary at the casino) is more untamed. In the afternoon, when it gets too hot, you will enjoy a little walk in the shady small street, eating an ice cream.
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Cassis see from the Cap Canaille
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L’Arène beach
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Cassis see from the crests road
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View on the Cap Canaille
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Shopping street
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Small street
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Market place
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Plage de la Grande Mer
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Fishing nets
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Marina
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Square and Cassis’ castle
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Park
How to get there
- Parking: Finding parking spots near the port is really rare. In summer, even the paid parking lots are often full. Instead of driving slowly and ending up going out of Cassis, you should park directly on the Gorguettes parking (near the entrance of Cassis when you arrive from Marseille by-road). A shuttle will take you downtown (casino rotary) or to the peninsula for 1,6 euros round-trip.
Visit of the calanques by boat
The visit of the calanques by boat in Cassis is possible all year round without reservation, tickets are to be collected at the ticket office on the port. In the summertime, the boats leave every 30 minutes, from 9:00 am to 18:30pm, including during weekends and public holidays.
(For more information: Cassis boatmen)