The
charms of Cassis
Cassis
is a small port of fishermen that is located to 9 miles of
the east of Marseille, France. The city has a regular sketch
because was reconstructed over his ruins in the XVIII century,
but is very old. The first record about the city is of the
Roman Antonin, dated of 1323, where is evident the name "Carsicis
Portus", but were found records of persons living in
the localities there are 27,000 years.
The
first thing that calls the attention in Cassis is a pretty
castle of 1381 installed in the high of a promontory of limestone,
is the Chateau de la Maison des Bâux, that dominates
the entrance of the port and beautifies the city. But Cassis,
that in French signifies mulberry, has others charms, healthy
their famous Calanques, narrow inlets between high and white
rocks of crystalline waters and of a pretty tone of blue.
The
port, always filled of small boats, possessed a rectangular
format and is surrounded by a pavement where are installed
many coffee shops and restaurants with his colorful awnings
and little tables in the sidewalk. A walk by the proximities
of the port will reveal buildings of the XVI century, old
fountains and a market of artists in open sky. In the pavement
of the port happen small musicals shows, specially of jazz.
The
wine began it to be produced in Cassis around the year 600
Before Christ, the region produces red, white and rosê
wine, being the blank the most famous. The quality of the
wines passed to be rigorously controlled since 1936. A big
advantage of Cassis is that she did not grow like other more
famous cities of the French Riviera, as Saint-Tropez and Cannes,
in Cassis you still can enjoy of a tranquil walk and without
so much exploitation.
The
Calanques were created by rivers flowing for the sea, there
are eternities submergeds by the ascending level of the mediterranean
sea, they are found in the coast between Cassis and Marseille,
more near to Cassis. The long and narrow entrances in the
impressive healthy high and white stones, many of them with
a small port or beach in the end. His accesses can be deeds
of boat, by car and to on foot.
During
all day long leave boats from Cassis leading tourists for
visit the Calanques, the tour delays around two hours and
can be visited from three to eight Calanques, go to Cassis
and do not do this tour is like go to Rome and do not see
the Pope, the price is reasonable but did not include stops
for dives in the pretty sea of Cassis.
Lupércio Mundim
