Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
La Poissonnerie €
( 04 42 01 71 56; 5 quai JJ Barthélemy; menu du pêcheur €19.90; lunch Tue-Sun,
dinner Tue-Sat Feb-Dec)
Run by two brothers (one fishes, one cooks) this locals' favorite
offers everything from a humble plate of sardines with a glass of white (€13.90), grilled
fish or a
bouillabaisse
(€38.90). No credit cards.
SEAFOOD
MARKET
Au Paysan de Cassis
( 04 42 01 89 59; 5 rue Séverin)
Build a portside picnic at this upmarket greengrocers.
Market
(place Baragnon;
MARKET
Wed & Fri)
A good option.
Le Chai Cassidain
( 04 42 01 99 80; 7 rue Séverin Icard;
WINE BAR
closed Mon Nov-Mar)
Local wines by the
glass and often free tastings.
Information
Tourist Office
( 08 92 25 98 92;
www.ot-cassis.com
; quai des Moulins;
9am-6.30pm Tue-Sat, 9.30-12.30 & 3-6pm Sun, shorter hours low season)
Getting There & Away
Cassis is on the Bandol-Marseille (five daily) and La Ciotat-Aix-en-Provence (three to 12
daily) bus routes; schedules at
www.lepilote.com
. Buses stop at rond-point du Pressoir, a
five-minute walk along av du Professeur René Leriche and rue de l'Arène to the port.
Cassis train station
(av de la Gare)
, 3.5km east of the centre, is on the Marseille-
Hyères line. Buses 2, 3 and 4 run to the town centre.
