Train de la Côte Bleue
The Blue Coast train is the very best way to see the dramatic landscape west and north of Marseille, with its rugged hills and tiny villages snuggled in deep limestone calanques.
The rugged terrain here forces the road to loop sharply inland. The railway line, on the other hand, hugs the coast closely, often with a steep drop down to the sea, as it passes through 23 tunnels and 18 spectacular viaducts representing a stupendous feat of engineering.
Here is the map of the train trip - our plan was to travel from Marseille to Sausset-Les-Pins and hop off for a swim and lunch and then carry on to Maramas.
Most of the scenic journey is from Marseille to La Couronne but we thought we might as well go all the way!
This did not go to plan - there seemed to be some sort of issues with the trains and when we went to catch the train to continue north - there were no trains, only ones going back to Marseille.
Oh well, this is France! We decided to train back to L'Estanque and stop for afternoon tea and some beers and then ferry home. This - we did!
The rugged terrain here forces the road to loop sharply inland. The railway line, on the other hand, hugs the coast closely, often with a steep drop down to the sea, as it passes through 23 tunnels and 18 spectacular viaducts representing a stupendous feat of engineering.
Here is the map of the train trip - our plan was to travel from Marseille to Sausset-Les-Pins and hop off for a swim and lunch and then carry on to Maramas.
Most of the scenic journey is from Marseille to La Couronne but we thought we might as well go all the way!
This did not go to plan - there seemed to be some sort of issues with the trains and when we went to catch the train to continue north - there were no trains, only ones going back to Marseille.
Oh well, this is France! We decided to train back to L'Estanque and stop for afternoon tea and some beers and then ferry home. This - we did!
On our arrival at L'Estanque we headed down to the harbour so we could buy some panises, chichis and grab a drink! Perfect. This is where we brought the food from before finding a bar.
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