Callelongue, Cove in the 8th arrondissement of Marseille, France

Callelongue is the first calanque of the Marseilleveyre massif, at the end of the coastal road after Les Goudes in Marseille's 8th arrondissement. A low concrete quay lines the dark blue water where small boats are moored, backed by a compact cluster of pale-walled buildings with pitched roofs in white, grey and orange. Pale, rough, blocky rock rises steeply to the right and behind the buildings, and a rocky path runs through the foreground.

Callelongue grew as a small fishing hamlet at the end of the coastal road, with cabanons and a little harbour. In the 1960s a téléscaphe, an underwater cable car, linked Les Goudes to the cove; wheel mechanisms that moved the cabins can still be seen. The site later served as a filming location for Guillaume Sanjorge's series Draculi & Gandolfi.

The name comes from Provençal cala lònga, meaning "long cove". The Marseille group Massilia Sound System mentions it in the song Ma ville est malade: "Et si je vais au bout du monde, je m'arrête à Callelongue". The cove also served as a filming location for Guillaume Sanjorge's series Draculi & Gandolfi.

The cove is easiest to reach by public bus from central Marseille with regular connections. Bring sturdy shoes, as the paths to the water and around the cove are rocky.

The cove is the terminus of bus line 20 and the starting point of the GR 51-98 long-distance footpath. Remains of the 1960s téléscaphe, an underwater cable car that linked Les Goudes to Callelongue, can still be seen, including the wheel mechanisms that moved the cabins.