The Calanque de Morgiou is one of the biggest calanques located between Marseille and Cassis.
Formerly a fishing port, it is famous for the gigantic tuna fishing organized there in 1622, when the king Louis XIII paid a visit to Marseille. It still houses small fishing cabins, but they're now used for tourism[1][2] rather than fishing.
The Calanque de Morgiou is also famous for the Cosquer cave, an underwater grotto containing numerous cave drawings dating back as far as 27,000 years BP.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Calanques - Morgiou - Le Cancéou". www.camptocamp.org. 2 November 1974.
- ^ "Calanque de Morgiou - Crêt Saint-Michel". www.camptocamp.org. 26 January 1997.
- ^ grotte bleue (Morgiou), sur calanques13.com.
43°12′32″N 5°26′57″E / 43.20889°N 5.44917°E
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