Showing posts with label Cassis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cassis. Show all posts

Sunday, June 1, 2014

A Taste of Cassis

If it is Saturday it must be Uzés!

This year's adventure has us in so many locations that I have the details recorded in a day timer (calendar)  something I haven't used since I retired.

This morning we departed Le Castellet on the next leg of our Tour de France with a side trip to Cassis a small ancient fishing port on the Mediterranean.

One last look before leaving Le Castellet...


It has sandy beaches, a harbour lined by pretty pastel coloured buildings and Calanques fiords.





I saw white cliffs as we were driving but had no idea what they were ...   
Calanques are cliffs that plunge into the turquoise seas.

From the harbour you can take boat tours to view them up close and personal.

Unfortunately we did not have enough time to be able to enjoy the boat tour today ... It does give us a reason to come back!

At 10:30 in the morning this little place was already busy.

Sunbathers lay on the beaches, families with their children enjoying the parks and carousel, the men playing pétanque in one of the squares, and many locals and tourists strolling the polished stone streets checking out the many unique shops and of course the many cafes / restaurants.









We even discovered a beautiful garden ...



                

We arrived in Uzés in time to get the keys to our pied à terre for the week.


Stay tuned for Postcards from Uzés.