Parks in Marseille

The Parc National des Calanques is a breathtaking stretch of Mediterranean coastline spanning 20 kilometers between Marseille and Cassis. Its dramatic white limestone cliffs plunge into turquoise waters, creating narrow fjord-like inlets (calanques) surrounded by pine-scented maquis scrubland.

The Jardin du Pharo is a breezy, palm-lined park surrounding the Palais du Pharo, perched on a headland overlooking the Vieux-Port entrance and the open Mediterranean. It offers one of Marseille's finest sunset viewpoints.

The Parc Borély is Marseille's grandest urban park — a 17-hectare estate adjoining the Prado beaches, featuring formal French gardens, an English landscape park, a botanical garden, and the neoclassical Château Borély housing a decorative arts museum.