Rent a Boat in Marseille: Calanques, Old Port

Rent a Boat in Marseille: Calanques, Old Port

Push off from the Vieux-Port at sunrise, swim in the limestone calanques by noon, end the day with bouillabaisse on the quay. 5 days reaches Cassis and Bandol comfortably.

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Marseille is France's oldest port city, and the water has always done the talking — fishing boats still tie up at the Vieux-Port while traders sell the morning catch at the quay. The reason to come by boat sits a 30-minute sail south: Calanques National Park, a 20-kilometre stretch of limestone fjords where you anchor in turquoise inlets you cannot reach by car. Sail further and the Frioul Islands, the Château d'If, and the harbour villages of Cassis and La Ciotat open up within an easy day's reach. Back ashore, climb to Notre-Dame de la Garde for the view, then dinner at a quayside bistro — bouillabaisse, sea urchin, and the wines of Cassis. The season runs May through October; the mistral wind shapes the calendar, so check the forecast before planning a long passage.

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