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** I think these cliffs alone might have been a dull subject it was the vivid green trees above them against a Mediterranean sky that added the interest

 

I took this shot during a very pleasant boat ride from Cassis in September 2018, it took us into a number of the Calanques . Seen from the small boat these limestone cliffs were very impressive. Between the city of Marseilles and the town of Cassis is the Massif des Calanques national Park that was created in 2012 it contains some beautiful coastal landscapes .

A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. They are almost like mini fiords and are very spectacular. You can visit them either from the land or by boat.

  

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Worth looking at it large if you can

 

* Between the city of Marseilles and the town of Cassis is the Massif des Calanques national Park that was created in 2012 which contains some beautiful coastal landscapes .

 

A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. They are almost like mini fiords and are very spectacular. You can visit them from the land or by boat. I choose a boat trip from Cassis that visited five of the thirteen main Calanques. It was a very relaxing trip as the sea was like a mill pond . This particular Calanque is called Calanque d”en vue. In the distance you can see a small beach but how people get down to it or back up again remains a mystery to me

  

I am no geologist but this is from Wikipedia if you are interested

 

Calanques along the Mediterranean are steep-sided valleys that the Holocene (Flandrian) marine transgression partially submerged to form cliff-edged inlets. These valleys were either incised by rivers or created by cave collapse as karstic dry valleys when sea level was lower than present.

Along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, some of the valleys, which were flooded to form calanques, might date back to the Messinian salinity crisis between 5.96 and 5.32 million years ago. During this period of time, the Mediterranean Sea became isolated from the Atlantic Ocean and its sea level dropped at least 1,500 meters below the level of the Atlantic Ocean. As a result, not only did evaporites accumulate on the abyssal plains of the Mediterranean Sea, but also rivers flowing into it deepened their valleys by 100s of meters. For example, the Rhône River cut a canyon as deep as 576 meters into Cretaceous carbonate strata near its confluence with its tributary the Ardèche. Also at this time, steep-walled, dry karstic valleys were formed by the collapse of caves that developed in limestone, dolomite, and other carbonate rocks in response to the greatly lowered sea level of the Mediterranean Sea. Later, during the Pleistocene, these valleys were further enlarged and modified by fluvial, karst, and other processes during interglacial drops of sea level within the 100 meter range. During these periods of interglacial low sea level, additional steep-sided valleys, which were later flooded to create calanques, along the Mediterranean coastline were formed by fluvial and karst processes.Today, they can be seen as deep, narrow valleys that are partly submerged by the sea and are made up of limestone or granite.

  

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Near Cap Croisette at the West side of the famous Calanques of Marseille is Island Maïre. This small island rises 138 meters over the surface of the sea.

Port de Callelongue, octobre 2016.

 

La calanque de Callelongue est la première calanque du massif de Marseilleveyre entre Marseille et Cassis.

 

Elle est située à l'extrémité sud-est du 8e arrondissement de Marseille, dans le quartier des Goudes tout au bout de la route du bord de mer, après le village des Goudes.

 

Son nom vient du provençal cala lònga (calo longo selon la norme mistralienne) et signifie «grande crique».

In 2008 I took my niece to France to visit our friends. We spent one of the weeks in the south of France on the Mediterranean Sea. One of those days we visited Cassis, France and took a boat ride out to see the Massif des Calanques. It was such a nice boat ride and such a beautiful village.

 

Thanks to JoesSistah and Asja for the use of your textures.

Sunbathing at the Calanques, some dressed, some nude.

 

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Sunbathing at the rocks of the huge cliffs along Mediterranean coast, Some dressed,some nude,don't worry only "Le Grande Bleu" is watching.

  

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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Calanque (cala) D'en Vau, cerca de Cassis.Cassis es una comuna y población de Francia, en la región de Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, departamento de Bocas del Ródano, en el distrito de Marsella y cantón de Aubagne Este.

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Limestone cliffs along the Mediterranean sea.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #harbour #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #Calanquesinletharbour in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveals small beaches or small harbours.

  

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Calanques inlet harbour - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Limestone cliffs along the Mediterranean sea.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #inlet #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveales small beaches or small harbours.

  

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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Calanques and cliffs along the Mediterranean coast.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #harbour #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #Calanquesinletharbour in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveals small beaches or small harbours.

  

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Calanques inlet harbour - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Limestone cliffs along the Mediterranean sea.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #inlet #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveales small beaches or small harbours.

  

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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Limestone cliffs along the Mediterranean sea.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #inlet #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveales small beaches or small harbours.

  

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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Limestone cliffs along the Mediterranean sea.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #harbour #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #Calanquesinletharbour in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveals small beaches or small harbours.

  

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Calanques inlet harbour - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Calanques - narrow, steep-walled inlets along the Mediterranean coast.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / Massif des Calanques - Calanques National Park / #MassifdesCalanques at #MassifdesCalanques in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast.

  

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Cassis - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques) is a French national park located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in Southern France. It was established in 2012 and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat.[2] Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Limestone cliffs along the Mediterranean sea.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #harbour #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #Calanquesinletharbour in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveals small beaches or small harbours.

  

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Calanques inlet harbour - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Limestone cliffs along the Mediterranean sea.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #inlet #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveales small beaches or small harbours.

  

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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Mouillage interdit - no fishing.

 

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The Calanques National Park is a nature reserve and some normal beach activities are not permitted to protect the marine habitat and other wildlife.

 

A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast.

  

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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Living along the Mediterranean sea.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #beach #coast - #boattrip #cruise / #MassifdesCalanques at #MassifdesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

On top of the ridges of these cliffs large houses. Pamela Anderson lived for a few years in one of the luxurious mansions near Cassis. Many other wealthy and famous people own a mansion along the Mediterranean coast. Not only at Cap Ferrat, an area that also includes much more owners related to merky business. Better to live near Cassis, less crowded and less villa's around.

  

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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Calanques and cliffs along the Mediterranean coast.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #inlet #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveales small beaches or small harbours.

  

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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques) is a French national park located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in Southern France. It was established in 2012 and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat.[2] Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Limestone cliffs along the Mediterranean sea.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #harbour #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #Calanquesinletharbour in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveals small beaches or small harbours.

  

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Calanques inlet harbour - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Calanques and cliffs along the Mediterranean coast.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #inlet #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveales small beaches or small harbours.

  

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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques) is a French national park located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in Southern France. It was established in 2012 and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat.[2] Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Calanques and cliffs along the Mediterranean coast.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #inlet #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast.

  

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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques) is a French national park located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in Southern France. It was established in 2012 and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat.[2] Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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Typical French harbour boat.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #boat - #boattrip #cruise #sea / #MediterraneanSea at #MassifdesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France

 

The harbour of the various villages along the coaast are.

  

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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.

 

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