The Calanque de Samena marks the entrance to the area known as the “terrestrial heart of the Calanques National Park”. It is the very first cove and houses a small living area, a restaurant, two guest rooms and a workshop for visiting artists. Between the 16th and 19th centuries, Spanish fishermen from Catalonia settled there. Their patron saint was named Ménas, and they decided to give his name to the Calanque that had welcomed them. She would later become “Samena”. Like all the coves on the southern coastal point of Marseille, there were once factories and lime kilns there. Today, to reach the Calanque, you have to take a winding 3.5 km road. This small neighborhood, which is in fact a dead end, primarily includes housing, a restaurant, two guest rooms and accommodation for artists. A true haven of peace for the inhabitants. And it is above all its small unsupervised beach and its rocky coast which surrounds Monte Rosa which attract the arrival of bathers and fishermen from the shore. However, on days with mistral and strong swells you must be very careful and avoid swimming because it is dangerous. The coastline of the Calanque de Samena and Mont-Rose concentrates an incredible wealth of biodiversity. There are even several endemic and rare plants observed there.
IN The Calanque de Samena marks the entrance into the so-called “terrestrial heart of the Calanques National Park”. It is the very first calanque and houses a small residential area, a restaurant, two guest rooms and a workshop for passing artists. Between the 16th and the 19th century Spanish fishermen from Catalonia had settled there, their patron saint named Ménas, they decided to give his name to the Calanque who had welcomed them. It will later become “Samena”. Like all the coves of the southern shore of Marseille, there were once factories and lime kilns. In order to reach the Calanque today, you have to take a winding road of 3.5 km. Its small unsupervised beach and rocky coast that skirts Monte Rosa attract bathers and fishermen. Nevertheless, on windy days of mistral and strong swell swimming becomes dangerous. The coastline of the Calanque de Samena and Monte Rosa has an incredible wealth of biodiversity. There are even several endemic and rare plants.
The first of the many rocky bays, "Calenque", with a very small beach. Here you can swim in a well-protected area. The Villa d'Orient is a nice maison d'hotes with a terrace overlooking the sea.
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