Excursions from Marseille

Marseilles is the capital of the Bouches-du-Rhone departement and of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region. It is also the second largest city in France and the third largest metropolitan in the country. The largest commercial port of France is also located here at Marseilles. It has also emerged as a great tourist destination and Excursions from Marseille, France are very popular among the tourists.


During your Excursions from Marseille, France, you should definitely visit the Château d'If. It is basically a fortress, located on the island of If. It is the smallest island in the Frioul Archipelago which is situated in the Mediterranean Sea. Alexandre Dumas' adventure novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, was also inspired from this setting. The chateau is a three story building, squarely shaped and flanked by three towers with large gun embrasures. The rest of the island is heavily fortified.

Another place which you can visit while on your Excursions from Marseille, France, is the Calanques. The Calanques are basically rocky inlets where there are magnificent white cliffs sea- a part of which juts out to the sea. It stretches up to 24 km from Marseille Les Goudes to Cassis. The beach huts located here amidst the limestone "fjords" in creeks of clear water provide perfect tranquility for the swimmers and the fishermen. You can go for boat excursions to visit the calanques and the bay of Marseilles by the sea.

While on your Excursions from Marseille at France, you should never overlook Cassis. It is actually a delightful village which requires about an hour' journey from Marseilles. Here you can come down to spend a weekend or even an afternoon by the Mediterranean. The beach with the silhouette of the cliff in the background really looks awe inspiring . Even if you do not feel like swimming, taking walk around Cassis is equally fun filled. An outdoor market is located near Cassis where you can shop for souvenirs if you want to. There are also cafes, shops and delicious ice cream stands where too you can indulge yourself. Excursions from Marseille in France has now developed as one of the important tourist attractions in France.