Cassis in southern France

29 November 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time:  7 minutes

Cassis seen from the cliffs © Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner

Cassis seen from the cliffs © Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner

Cassis is a commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southern France. It is a popular tourist destination, famous for its cliffs (falaises) and the sheltered inlets called calanques. The wines of Cassis are white and rosé, and not to be confused with crème de cassis, a specialty of Burgundy which takes its name from blackcurrants (cassis), not the commune.   read more…

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