Calanque d'En-Vau

Cassis · 🇫🇷 France

A cathedral of sheer white limestone walls plunging into emerald water, reached only on foot or by boat.

Sea temperature

~22°C in the warm season

Water

Vivid emerald-turquoise, crystal clear

Sand

Small white-pebble and coarse-sand cove

Swimming

Calm and sheltered, deep and cool

Best time to visit

June-September

Setting

Towering white limestone cliffs of the Calanques National Park

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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Photo: ydecaseneuve (CC BY-SA 3.0) · source