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The Cap Canaille

"Canaille" comes from Latin "Canalis mons", in other words "mountain of water, the aqueducts", or in the Provence language, "the mountain which swims into the sea".

To the east of the port and village, the Cape Canaille forms an immense stone rampart. The cliffs of this mountain are the highest maritime cliffs in Europe. Their main feature is the Grande Tête or Large Head with its 394m cliff.

The Cape Canaille is magnificent. The 15km tourist route along the Peaks snakes through the rocks and joins with La Ciotat. It offers some spectacular viewpoints of the Gulf of Cassis, the Calanques, the archipelago of Riou, the roads to Marseilles in the west and views reaching until the Var in the east.
There are some well situated carparks along the route that allow access to the best vantage points.