Calanque d'En-vau — Attraction in Marseille

If you are staying in Marseille, I recommend getting up earlier and taking the train to Cassis. Cassis is also much more beautiful in the morning when there are not many people. During the day, when we returned from the hike, the city was unenjoyable because of the crowds. We traveled by train from Marseille at 6:29AM, we were in Cassis at 6:53AM. You can buy a ticket online, it costs €6.90. Cassis station is far from the center. That's why I recommend taking the bus. When we got off the train, there was already a bus at the station that left at 7:05AM. Drive to the stop Belsunce. You can buy a ticket from the driver, it costs €0.90. From the stop, you have to walk around 30 minutes to Calanque de Port-Miou, where the trail started. Walk up to the Calanque de Port Pin and then the roads split. I highly recommend taking the blue path that leads up the cliff. It is considered more difficult, but I do not agree with it. It is not as difficult as many write. Perhaps not recommended with small children, as the trail is dangerously high in the cliffs. We took the easiest (red) way back - it is shorter. The "easy" or red trail goes all the way up the hill, there are no straight (gentle slope) parts. You can only see the forest. On the "steep" or blue trail, you will see amazing views from the top. At times there are steep and rocky parts of the trail, but then a straight and easier part follows. The views are worth it. The walk takes about 1.5-2 hours (including photo and drink breaks). The hike is also easier early in the morning because it's not too hot. There are few people on the beach in the morning. Unfortunately, be prepared that it may happen to you, as it did to us. We traveled a long way from Latvia to swim, celebrate our anniversary and spend a beautiful day at this beach, but after a 2-hour walk men in kayaks told us that the park was closed today due to a fire warning and we had to go back. The day was not hot, around 26 degrees. But there was wind. It's strange that no one was there and didn't warn us at the beginning of the trail in the morning. We weren't the only ones whose heart was broken. The "easy" red trail led down the hill and in about 15/20 minutes we were back at the Calanque de Port Pin. At least we managed to swim there, sunbathe and enjoy the view for about an hour until the staff arrived and asked everyone to leave this beach as well. Walking out of the trail around 12:00, we were already greeted by the staff who explained again that unfortunately the park is closed today. Overall, we are happy that we saw all the wonderful views, the hike is worth it and not as difficult as many write (we are not professionals and we don't hike often by the way). The fact that it wasn't hot certainly had a lot to do with it. Of course, a little bitterness has remained that the day did not turn out as we planned.

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I hiked from Belvédère de Sugiton, and it took me around 4 hours to reach here. 😅😅 Some sections of the trail were steep but manageable, even for someone like me who isn’t a confident hiker and 🐢 walker. I used Google Maps for navigation, but I did lose data connection in some areas. I had downloaded the Mes Calanques app, which was helpful as it showed my location and allowed me to follow the trails on the map. If you get lost, just follow the mark trails until you find a proper sign and continue from there. I'm glad I'm walking this way because I could enjoy beautiful cliff view along the way. I find the route from Cassis a bit boring (if you are taking the red route) unless as others mention you took the scenic blue route.

When I reached Calanque d’En-Vau after 1 PM, the beach was shaded and didn’t look as picturesque as I expected. There was also an odd smell from the beach. As I'm dead tired, I skipped the hike to Belvédère d'En-vau. If you start from Cassis I recommend you hike further to Belvédère d'En-vau to enjoy the cliff view especially if you taking the red route. (Maybe addition 1+ hours about 3km return). You could enjoy turquoise beach at Calanque de Port Pin and do not have to hike all the way to calanque d'en-vau especially if you taking the red route.

For transportation back to Marseille you will hike back to the start of the trail Calanque Port Miu and walk to Belsunce bus stop. Take bus L78 to Marseille (Castellane Metro) for €3.50 (payable by card). The bus runs every 30 minutes. Alternatively, take bus M1 from Belsunce to Cassis Station and catch a TER train back to Marseille’s...

I haven’t been out there in a few years, the hike out is a serious commitment and I’m getting older. When I saw the few 1 star reviews here I was relieved to see that they were merely about cars being broken into in the parking lot. (Well, welcome to the Marseille area.) I assumed they would be about all the huge tourist boats plowing in every 20 minutes tearing everything up and dumping another 30 people on the beach. But it looks like they put a stop to that awhile back and I’m very, very happy to hear it. Enjoy, it’s absolutely stunning. We would always walk out early in the morning, much earlier than we would normally wake up in those student days, lol. It...