Marseille Parapente allows you to experience your first paragliding flight in Cuges-les-Pins. In tandem, in the company of a qualified instructor, you will be able to fly in the Provençal sky, with the summit of the Sainte-Baume and the hills of Marseille as a backdrop, including the famous Garlaban so dear to Marcel Pagnol’s heart.
Between Toulon and Marseille, the Sainte-Baume massif culminates at an altitude of more than a thousand meters. The Regional Park is an incredible playground for lovers of nature activities: hiking, cycling, horse riding, paragliding… The fauna and flora are remarkable, with a great variety of animal species: woodpecker, Tengmalm’s owl, wild boar, grey flycatcher, Bonelli’s eagle, Great Horned Owl, hedgehog, European roller, rock mound, red-backed shrike… The historical heritage is just as remarkable. The sanctuary of Sainte-Baume and the basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin contain the relics of Mary Magdalene, a biblical figure of prime importance. The Basilica of Saint-Maximin, work on which began in the 13th century at the request of Charles II of Anjou, future King of France, is the largest Gothic building in Provence, and houses some of the relics of Mary Magdalene. As for the iceboxes, they bear witness to a time when refrigerators did not exist: ice was produced in winter in the Massif, which was then transported to the major cities of Provence.
Culture is part of the department’s tourist offer, with several dozen museums, both prestigious and more unusual. Visit, for example, the Museon Arlaten in Arles, the Museum of Aromas and Perfume in Graveson, the Museum of Old Aix in Aix-en-Provence, the museum of art and military history of the Emperi in Salon-de-Provence, the Museum of Tapestries in Aix-en-Provence, the Louis Jou Museum in Les Baux-de-Provence, the Museum of the Foreign Legion in Aubagne, etc.
