page_title: Cassis
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Cassis / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: The fishing village of Cassis in Provence: the harbour and the distant cliffs of Cap Canaille
context_page_description: Cassis is a commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera, in Southern France. In 2016, it had a population of 7,265.
  It is a popular tourist destination, famous for its cliffs and the sheltered inlets called calanques. The wines of Cassis are white and rosé, and not to be confused with crème de cassis, a specialty of Burgundy which takes its name from blackcurrants, not the commune.
context_section_description: The town is situated on the Mediterranean coast, about 20 kilometres (12.4 miles)  east of Marseille. Cap Canaille 394 metres (1,293 feet), between Cassis and La Ciotat ("the civitas") is one of the highest maritime bluffs in Europe, a sailor's landmark for millennia.
  It is east of Marseille and in the  department of Bouches-du-Rhône.
  One of its main beach, called "Bestouan" is made cooler by a karstic source.
caption: View of the Cassis Harbour
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