We were warned that Easter Monday was a holiday in France so all the fun places would be crammed with people, but we didn't really believe that it would be that bad. Wow, were we wrong - Cassis was mobbed. After many false starts (note to self: never again attempt a road trip in Europe without GPS) we eventually found Cassis, a typical though charming seaside tourist trap:
The coast between Marseilles and La Ciotat, including Cassis, is dotted with calanques, little coves with limestone walls, essentially Mediterranean fjords. We toured a few of the calanques by boat. This bluff marks the edge of the inlet where Cassis is located. Fodor's claims it drove Winston Churchill to paint:
Limestone!
On the tour boat:
Calanque En-Vau, the prettiest of the three we visited, with soaring walls and a little castaway beach:
The coast between Marseilles and La Ciotat, including Cassis, is dotted with calanques, little coves with limestone walls, essentially Mediterranean fjords. We toured a few of the calanques by boat. This bluff marks the edge of the inlet where Cassis is located. Fodor's claims it drove Winston Churchill to paint:
Limestone! 
On the tour boat:
Calanque En-Vau, the prettiest of the three we visited, with soaring walls and a little castaway beach:
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