Discover Cap Canaille in Cassis

Good mother ! These Marseillais only talk about Marseille. Yet just a stone's throw away, enjoy other wonders. Embark on the coves towards Cassis and discover Cap Canaille.

Where does the name Canaille come from?

Its golden silhouette can be recognized from afar and suddenly contrasts with the mineral whiteness of the calanques. So where does this scoundrel name come from? Two options: “Canaille” comes from the Latin “ Canalis mons, which means the “mountain of waters, aqueducts”. Or the name comes from Provençal “Cap naïo”, which means “mountain that swims, that advances on the sea”.

The beginnings of the Var in Cassis

Cap Canaille closes village of Cassis to the East and marks a change in vegetation. After the aridity of the coves, here is the return of pines and vines. Behind this immense stone rampart, although we are still in Bouches-du-Rhône, we can already imagine our neighboring Var. The cliffs of Cap Canaille are the highest sea cliffs in Europe. Their highest point is called the Great Head. It has a drop of 394m.

Take the ridge route

If you access Cassis by car, you can visit the Cap Canaille massif which is classified. The Crêtes tourist route, 15 km long, winds through the massif and takes you to La Ciotat. It offers spectacular views of the Gulf of Cassis, the Calanques, the Riou archipelago in the harbor of Marseille towards the West and as far as the Var towards the East. Car parks have been set up to allow you to stop and admire the panorama.

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