Plage de la Grande Mer — Attraction in Marseille

Lovely place! From Marseille it was a 40min bus ride to Cassis (3.50€) then a short walk to the beach. Not sandy but the pebbles are very small so not hard to walk on it and comfortable to lay down. The water was perfect, very clear! Beach was packed at 8-9am, lots of tourists but I saw a least 7 police person walking around the city and beach. It felt safe enough to go in for a swim while leaving my stuff behind as a solo traveler. No shower to wash off after going for a swim, only a tap to wash your feet/legs. There is a small shop to grab drinks and popsicle but quite expensive. But people were nice and spoke English. There’s is also a small area with...

Great little beach, to spend the day. Lovely restaurants on the marine/port and shops to visit. Little park next to the beach where you could play boules. Boats that take people out to sea. There’s a train that takes you up the hill (stops for to get off to take pics from top of the mountain - highly recommend it 10euros each), back down pass the other beach and then back to your original destination where you go on. Last about 1hour. Tip - need to get there early as beach does get packed as well as car parks/street parking. I went there during summer holiday...

One of the easiest approachable calanques by car. Cassis is a town mainly famous for its grand mer beach and chateau.

The beach is clean and the water temperature remains around 23°C even during the heat wave. Plenty of space to put your parasols and enjoy. It’s close to the cassis port and hence a lot of restaurants and shops nearby at a walking distance. The Beach has shower as well. Rental for kayak and other stuff possible here.

For parking, there are many parking in the town. One has to park there and walk to the beach.

Evenings are pretty...