Cultural and heritage sites

Varied and unusual monuments

3_hopital_caroline_rade_de_marseille_frioul_cflorian_launette.jpg — Hôpital Caroline © F. Launette

2_grotte_cosquer_chevaux_mcc-drac-sra_paca.michel_olive.jpg — Horses in the Grotte Cosquer © MCC-DRAC-SRA PACA - M. Olive

Design, architecture and the art of doing nothing at Friche de l'Escalette © A. Zec

Wreck of Harry Greenup's P-38 © F. Launette

Stairwell at the Planier Lighthouse © DIRM Med Phares et Balises

The cultural heritage of the Calanques National Park is rich and diverse: you'll find castles, bastides, artists' villas, a lighthouse, a cave, wrecks of ships and airplanes, religious, agricultural, industrial, military, health buildings, as well as a few surprises, such as a "téléscaphe" (underwater cable car) and mysterious inscriptions...

The Calanques National Park and its immediate surrounding area are home in particular to:

three historical monuments with listed status: the Château d’If, the Grottes Cosquer, Grottes du Figuier, Grottes du Renard and Grottes de la Triperie, and the Planier lighthouse
a registered historical monument: Hôpital Caroline
nine monuments with 20th century heritage status: the Planier lighthouse, the residence of Roy d’Espagne, the Luminy school of art and architecture, the Castelroc-le-Haut residence, two factories, a service station and a garden city in the Vallée de l’Huveaune, and the Résidence Notre-Dame de La Garde in La Ciotat
two "Maisons des Illustres": Villa Michel Simon and Fondation Camargo
a remarkable garden: the Parc du Mugel