Marseille boat trips – those words belong together. But beaches and the Château d’If are also great ideas for trips out from Marseille and so this episode covers all three. Then there are suggestions for other little excursions, to l’Estaque and Cassis, which both mix boating and arty vibes, plus a trip on a coastal train with views a-plenty and ideas for stopping off to explore. To finish, there's a little flavour of the Count of Monte Cristo’s daring – and fictional! – escape from the Château d’If.

Reading Suggestion The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Links The Château d’If The Calanques How to get to the Calanques Marseille’s Beaches The Underwater Museum of Marseille L’Estaque Cassis Cassis Museum of Art and Folk Traditions More on visiting La Côte Bleu

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