Crique des Capucins
Crique des Capucins is a bay in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cosquer Cave and Mont Puget.
Cosquer Cave
Cave
Photo: SiefkinDR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cosquer Cave is located in the Calanque de Morgiou in Marseille, France, near Cap Morgiou. The entrance to the cave is located 37 m underwater, due to the Holocene sea level rise, and contains various prehistoric rock art engravings.
Mont Puget
Peak
Photo: Imac.vincent, Public domain.
Mont Puget is a mountain, part of Marseille-Cassis calanques, located south-east of Marseille. Like most Marseille mountains, it is formed from limestone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cassis and Calanques National Park.
Cassis
Photo: Jeanaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cassis is a city in Provence in southern France. The little fishing port, tucked between two exceptional natural sites offers a concentrated version of Provence and the Mediterranean.
Calanques National Park
Photo: Sylaine2016, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Calanques National Park is a park in the Bouches-du-Rhône region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France. Located between Marseille and Cassis, the national park is famous for its many steep bays.
La Ciotat
Photo: Tatyana Peshkova, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Ciotat is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It is the southeasternmost commune of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis.
Crique des Capucins
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Marseille, Arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.2027° or 43° 12′ 10″ northLongitude
5.4941° or 5° 29′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8FM76F3V+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 4554274969OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Crique des Capucins” goes by many names.
- Occitan (post 1500): “Calanca dei Capochins”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Belvédère d’En-Vau and Plateau de Castelvieil.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brèche de Castelvieil and Trou du Canon.
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