Calanques de Sormiou

Highly recommend! Here is just amazing! The ocean water is sooo clean and beautiful ☀️ only took 45 minutes to get there. Don’t forget bring some water and snacks😉

This is a pretty calanque with a nice hike to get to it (there’s a less inspiring path that’s 45-min to the bottom or a much nicer but still easy, less direct 1.5-hr walk to the bottom). At the bottom is a charming little village with a few homes, a small marina, a large beach and a little cove. Sadly the large packed-sand beach, which is why most people come and is easily accessible, is uninspiring, crowded and has graffiti. If you can find the small cove with its pebble beach and get away from the crowds, it’s a nice day out. But it’s not a calanque I feel the need to go back to - others are nicer.

DO NOT FOLLOW THE GOOGLE ROUTE! The 1.5 hrs hike might seem like a good idea but if you are not prepared even to climb down a few parts don’t do it. Also in our case no Bolt or Freenow would come pick us up after so be prepared to hike all the way back to town.

IMPORTANT!! - VERY ILL AFTER SWIMMING I went to sormiou and shortly after leaving the beach, I have become violently ill. After doing some research, the cause is most likely contaminated water from sewage or the area being unclean. I would urge anyone to not swim at this beach despite how lovely it may look – I have never felt more worse in my life.

The biggest and one of the most impressive of the calanques.

Challenging hike around the Calanques

Very beautiful

A bit touristy