Cassis

I took the Metro to Castellane to catch Le Car to Cassis. The 45 minute scenic ride went across the Massif de Calanques in the Parc Nacional de Calanques.
I walked around the backstreets of Cassis before following others to the start of the trail in the Parc. The trail took me to the Calanques de Port-Miou and the Port-Pin which were very scenic, the first with a marina and the second with a beach. It was very hot and sunny so I didn't go any further in case I ran out of time to see Cassis.
Back in Cassis, I had an alfresco lunch on the promenade before walking around the harbour and marina. Given all the marinas around Marseille, I wondered who owned all these boats.
Cassis has one of the highest sea-cliff walls in Europe. The promenade and some of the backstreets were very scenic and, given the Provencal weather and light, it was easy to understand why painters stayed there.
I returned to Castellane by the same route, and walked back to the hotel through a district I hadn't visited before.
After watching a webinar about the Olympic Village in Paris, I went to a nearby Tunisian restaurant, Sur le Pouce, for an excellent meal of couscous, vegetables, lamb, sausages, dessert and tea for only 20 Euro.Les mer