20의 부슈 뒤 론가지 명소 & 주요 장소

In Cay Rademacher's crime novel "Dangerous Cote Bleue" (a Provence crime story featuring Captain Roger Blanc), a character named Claude Figaroli explains to a police officer transferred from Paris what CALANQUES means: "It comes from the Provençal word CALANCO, steep. The bays are nothing more than steep valleys that rivers carved into the limestone cliffs in prehistoric times. Since then, the sea level has risen, and the canyons have become fjords. But they have retained their shape underwater: narrow, steep, and confusing. What you and I find picturesque today was hell for sailors for a long time."

Steep descent for 20 minutes, be careful

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Fort Saint-Jean was owned by the French Army, which used it as a barracks and hospital for troops deployed in the African colonies. During the years when the French Foreign Legion was primarily stationed in North Africa (1830 to 1962), the fortress served as a final stop for Legion recruits destined for basic training in Algeria.

During the French Revolution, in April 1790, Fort Saint-Jean was captured by a revolutionary mob, which beheaded the Chevalier de Beausse, commander of the royal garrison, after he refused to surrender the fortress. Subsequently, the fort was used as a prison, housing Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, and two of his sons. After the overthrow of Maximilien de Robespierre in 1794, around 100 Jacobin prisoners were massacred in the fortress.

Fort Saint-Jean was built on a site previously occupied by the military branch of the Order of St. John, from which the new building takes its name. At the same time, Fort Saint-Nicolas was being built on the opposite side of the harbor. Louis XIV said of its construction: "We noticed that the people of Marseille are very fond of beautiful fortresses. We wanted to have one of our own at the entrance to this great harbor." In fact, the two new fortresses were built more in response to a local revolt against the governor than for the defense of the city. Their cannons faced inward toward the city, not outward toward the sea. Two earlier buildings were incorporated into the fort's structure: the 12th-century Commandery of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, which served as a monastic hospital during the Crusades, and the 15th-century Tower of René I, Count of Provence.

Fort Saint-Jean is a fort in Marseille, built in 1660 under Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port. Since 2013, it has been connected by two footbridges to the historic Le Panier district and the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations.

Absolutely recommend when it's sunny

Beautiful bay, and the slightly more challenging path means you really deserve a break here. The small island offshore makes the view even more beautiful.