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Port-Pin, Limestone creek in 9th arrondissement of Marseille, France.

The Port-Pin calanque extends between high cliffs with a 40-meter-wide beach combining sand and pebbles at the base of limestone formations.

The path to Port-Pin passes through an old limestone quarry that provided Cassis stone for local construction from the 18th century until the 1980s.

Port-Pin contains traditional dry-stone wall terraces called restanques, which represent Mediterranean agricultural engineering methods for hillside cultivation.

Visitors can reach Port-Pin through a 25-minute walk from Port Miou parking lot, following the red and white markers of the GR98-51 trail.

Neptune's nostril, located near Port-Pin, produces strong air blasts when waves enter a semi-submerged cavity in the limestone rock formation.

Location: 9th arrondissement of Marseille

GPS coordinates: 43.20388,5.51073

Latest update: May 25, 2025 00:50

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