Climbing in Marseille

The Marseille region is a wonderful playground for climbers with over 200km of official climbing routes. Climbing sites close to Marseille include Sormiou, En-Vau or La Grande Candelle. BMC is a well known local climbing school.
Certified instructor Pierre Clarac runs Escalade Calanques, a climbing school for any level. Friendly, professional and great reviews. English speaking.
Cell: +33(0)6 81 19 24 42 www.escaladecalanques.com
BMC is a well known local climbing school with professional instructors.
Tel: +33(0)4 91 22 70 92 www.bmc-escalade.com

Hiking in Marseille

There is a vast network of clearly marked (with red and white strips) trails and one of the most popular is the GR 98 trail connecting Les Goudes fishing harbour to Cassis via 28km of paths between crests and coastline. Allow 11h and come back by car or bus.
Another popular hike is a few km west from l’Estaque harbour, from the harbour of La Redonne (accessible by a short bus/car or train ride) to Niolon. Allow around 3h. Climbing school BMC also organises hiking tours (see Climbing).
Les Calanques

Sport Games: Stade Velodrome

3 Bd Michelet 13008 Marseille
Second largest stadium in France. Football matches are one of the highlights of Marseilles life and most of the biggest teams, including the local OM, play here in a fantastic atmosphere. Tickets can be bought (ideally several days before the game) either on-line www.om.net or from the L'OM shop at the Vieux Port.

Dolphin Mini Golf

Visitors with kids might want to visit this superb mini golf, rated as one of the best in the USA and featuring lots of clever regional-themed holes. Open daily in season 10am-10pm .
Tel: (207) 633 4828

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