A month ago, I stayed in Cassis for a week in an apartment with my friend Lyn, near the main beach and port. The aim was to have a break with some walking and sun before the winter, and go far enough south so that the sea would be warm, but also we wanted to be able to travel there by train to avoid flying. Cassis, a twenty minute train ride away from Marseilles, with at least 4 beaches within walking distance and some great looking footpaths marked around the town, open after risk of fire was over after 30 September. So how did it measure up? I took some photos which I'll share over a few blog posts, there were quite a few surprises during the week, but overall we had a bracing holiday.
Keen to get into the water, we had a wander round Cassis looking at the beaches. Dismissing the beach in the middle of the town, we walked along the coast a bit and came across Plage du Bestouan seen above. We went in for a swim, it was delightful but not as warm as we had hoped!
Above and below views from the beach towards the main part of Cassis.
The sky was fantastic and the rock in that area is limestone
We walked back to the port and the part of Cassis where most of the restaurants are situated facing the boats. Below the lovely front of Monsieur Brun.
And also there's a lighthouse along the pier
Here's the view from the pier
and another view
I thought this was the coat of arms for Cassis, but it seems two fish on a blue background is the coat of arms, so I'm not sure what this is.
This statue was very impressive, here's the story behind it:
Reproduction of the statue created by Auguste Cornu in 1931 and destroyed by the occupation troops in 1944, the statue represents a young fisherman Cassidain, Calendal, hero of the famous poet and writer, Frédéric Mistral. It is the story of Calendal who falls madly in love with the fairy Estérel and who whenever he returns from the sea will have the look turned towards the hill like the statue that turns its back to the sea. The statue of Calendal, larger than life, is made of Cassis stone, an Urnonian limestone whose hardness makes it a material of choice for domestic use, pavement or the erection of monuments. The new statue completed in 1999 by Gérard Bouvier was inaugurated on 24 June 2000 by Mr. Jean-Pierre Teisseire.
After a great day out, we returned to the apartment before going out for a meal and discovered this lovely effect on Cap Canaille which we could see from our windows.
By the time we got down to the harbour, there were some lovely skies as the sun went down.
These trees are rather good
and then a couple of red skies.
Great end to Day 1
Reproduction of the statue created by Auguste Cornu in 1931 and destroyed by the occupation troops in 1944, the statue represents a young fisherman Cassidain, Calendal, hero of the famous poet and writer, Frédéric Mistral. It is the story of Calendal who falls madly in love with the fairy Estérel and who whenever he returns from the sea will have the look turned towards the hill like the statue that turns its back to the sea. The statue of Calendal, larger than life, is made of Cassis stone, an Urnonian limestone whose hardness makes it a material of choice for domestic use, pavement or the erection of monuments. The new statue completed in 1999 by Gérard Bouvier was inaugurated on 24 June 2000 by Mr. Jean-Pierre Teisseire.
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