A boat trip to the Massif des Calanques

We got up early today and had a quick breakfast at the local bakery as we were booked on a 9.30am boat trip from Marseilles to see lots of Calanques.  These are narrow and steep-sided coastal valleys that create a magical juxtaposition of sea, rock and sky and are extremely beautiful.

We got as far as Cassis and then cruised back to Marseilles for about 1.45pm.  We had lunch at a little restaurant called Smart Cook.

In the afternoon we did some more exploring including visiting the cathédrale notre dame de la garde. It is a big basilica at the highest point in Marseilles so was quite a climb but that was rewarded with some excellent views of the City.

Our evening consisted of dinner at a place called Restaurant Paul then a few beers at Polikarpov!