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" Qu'a vist Paris, se noun a vist Cassis, pou dire: n'ai rèn vist" ("He who has seen Paris and who hasn't seen Cassis can say. I have seen nothing").

These words alone of the Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Frederic Mistral, represent the formidable attraction that Cassis exerts on all those who come here. This small fishing port, nestled between two exceptional natural sites, (the famous massif of the Calanques and the majestic Cap Canaille) offers visitors a concentration of Provence and the Mediterranean.

The magical effect begins on the small road that leads to the village and winds its way between the vineyards and the pine forest. Its charm reveals itself when strolling through the narrow streets and squares bordered by the colourful houses that belong to the local fishermen and the first impressions of the port with its boats and inviting terraces are not easily forgotten.