The Massif des Calanques () is a wild and rugged terrain stretching from the ninth arrondissement of
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
to the east towards
Cassis
Cassis (; Occitan: ''Cassís'') is a commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera, in Southern France. In 2016, it ...
, spanning 20 km in length and 4 km in width along the coast. Its highest peak is
Mont Puget
Mont Puget is a mountain, part of Marseille-Cassis calanques, located south-east of Marseille. Like most Marseille mountains, it is formed from limestone.
Tourism
Often neglected by tourists, much interested by the Calanques themselves and by ...
at 565m. The area has been protected by a
national park
A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...
since 2012.
See also
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Calanque
A calanque (, "inlet"; co, calanca, plural ''calanche'' or ''calanchi''; oc, calanca, plural ''calancas'') is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean co ...
9th arrondissement of Marseille
Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests
Rock formations of France
Landforms of Bouches-du-Rhône
Geography of Marseille
Tourist attractions in Bouches-du-Rhône
Landforms of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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