La visite des Calanques can be reached on foot or by boat. A boat trip gives you a beautiful view of this beautiful natural phenomenon. White chalk pots combined with an azure sea that invites to take a dip ... Unfortunately, this is no longer allowed during the 'cruise'.

The route des Crêtes is located on the cliffs of Cap Canaille and connects Cassis with La Ciotat. It is an impressive road along the cliffs of Soubeyrannes. There are several options for parking to walk across the cliffs and enjoy the breathtaking panorama. It is not entirely save; if the wind is strong the road will be closed.

Cassis is one of the places which is part of the 'Route des vins de Provence'. This route gives you the opportunity to visit one of the participating vineyards for a tour and / or wine tasting. For more information, visit the website or look at "shopping" - "taste and buy wine" in our app.

If you plan to visit a vineyard, go to Clos Sainte Magdeleine, a vineyard with a spectacular view! You can get a tour with a guide who speaks both English and French. You can also taste the wines (and buy). To make sure you are welcome, it is advisable to book in advance.

In the wine cellar of La Maison de Jo et Gaby you will find all the wines of Cassis, so wines from all vineyards in Cassis. They also have many wines from other regions in their assortment. The wine bar has a daily happy hour with a selection of or white wines, rosés, red wines and types of champagne.

Discovering wine, knowing their region, isn't that the dream of any wine lover? At La maison des Vins you can get a lot of information about the AOC Cassis, one of France's oldest AOCs. Here you can buy the wines of the Cassis wine domains.

Marseille's leading international music and dance festival takes place around mid-June/July. The festival brings together audiences and artists from elsewhere and here to play with the city and its plurality and diversity.

Feast in honor of St. Mary Magdalene with a wake and a mass in the basilica. End of July.

Festival of the French chanson. Early september.

The Château d'If is a fortress (later a prison) located on the island of If, the smallest island in the Mediterranean Sea about 1.5 kilometres offshore in the Bay of Marseille. It's open for public and it can be reached by navette (Frioul If Express) from Marseille's old port.

This Cathedral was built in the period from 1852 to 1896 and located in an area where already since the 5th century churches were built. The first stone was laid by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte. The remnants of the old churches in Vieille Major are still visible in the vicinity of the new Church. Cathérale de la Major is built in Byzantine style and has the shape of a Latin cross. There are wonderful images and altars. The magnificent dome is really worth a visit!

Discover the scents and colours of the flowers and many other treasures that this beautiful city park has to offer. The park is an ideal setting a morning walk, a picnic in the afternoon or to watch a spectacular Mediterranean sunset. The botanical garden E.M. Heckel is part of the park; it consists of three different parts: a French garden, an English garden and the Hippodrome racecourse Marseille Borély.

After a day in the city you can cool off on one of the well-known Plages du Prado. Still some energy left? Go windsurfing, kayaking or snorkeling (everything is for rent) or take a walk along the boulevard. Plages du Prado was (just like many other beaches in Southern France) built in the seventies for the inhabitants of Marseille to give better access to the water. Nowadays, the beaches and adjacent parks are popular among both locals and tourists.

With the promise of 300 days of sunshine a year, a fine beach may not lack. Thanks to thousands of planted palm trees, Hyères is also known as Hyères-les-Palmes. The Golden Islands of Hyères have beautiful beaches. The Langoustier Beach on the island of Porquerolles, for example, has both black as white coloured sand. Plage d'Argent (also knows as the Silver Island) is located on the same island where you can enjoy light coloured beaches, a clear sea and magnificent views.

From the Giens peninsula it is possible to go to the beautiful island of Porquerolles by boat! Here you will find white bounty beaches and you can really enjoy the unspoilt nature. For children it is nice to take the boat with transparent soil (only in the summer months). Besides that the island is definitely worth a visit, the boat trip itself is a fun activity to enjoy the surroundings. This tip was submitted by the Grimbergen family