Calanque de Port-Miou - Cassis, France
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N 43° 12.424 E 005° 31.147
31T E 704642 N 4786890
The calanque of Port-Miou is the most oriental calanque of the coasts between Marseille and Cassis. It houses a small marina, which still contains a little more than 500 boats.
Waymark Code: WMTWTV
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 01/15/2017
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The word calanque refers to a valley dug by a river and then recovered by the sea. The Massif des Calanques is a wild and rugged terrain stretching from the ninth arrondissement of Marseille to the east towards Cassis, spanning 20 km in length and 4 km in width along the coast. Its highest peak is Mont Puget at 565m. This is one of France's great natural beauty areas and has been protected by a national park (Parc National des Calanques) since 2012. It is a paradise for hikers and rock climbers.
The calanque of Port-Miou is made up of two banks and on these two banks there are pontoons so that the boaters can access their boat. In the middle of the shore where there was the quarry is a small castle which is the former residence of the miners but which today houses the Captaincy of the Port of Plaisance.
This calanque is the only calanque accessible by car and is the starting point of a hiking trail, the GR 98 which crosses the massif des Calanques in six to eight hours of walking according to the levels.
The trail of the Petit Prince on the Presqu'île is a short circuit of less than an hour allowing you to observe the calanque on one side and the Cap Canaille on the other.
The coordinates are from the parking lot of the Calanque de Port-Miou on the Presqu'île.
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