Calanque de Morgiou

A view of the Calanque de Morgiou

The Calanque de Morgiou is one of the biggest calanques located between Marseille and Cassis.

Formerly a fishing port, it is famous for the gigantic tuna fishing organized there in 1622, when the king Louis XIII paid a visit to Marseille. It still houses small fishing cabins, but they're now used for tourism rather than fishing.

The Calanque de Morgiou is also famous for the Cosquer cave, an underwater grotto containing numerous cave drawings dating back as far as 27,000 years BP.

References

Map of the Calanques between Marseille and La Ciotat

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Massif des Calanques

Calanques

Sormiou
Morgiou
Sugiton
Œil de verre
Devenson
En-Vau
Port-Pin
Port-Miou
Arène

Mountain ranges and features

Marseilleveyre
Mont Puget
Cosquer Cave
La Gineste
Corniche des Crêtes
Cap Canaille
The Semaphore

43°12′32″N 5°26′57″E / 43.20889°N 5.44917°E / 43.20889; 5.44917

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