©Otmartigues / Karim.K
©Otmartigues / Karim.K
Located at the extreme south-west of La Nerthe peninsula, the shelly limestone quarries (tender pink rock) in La Couronne are well known for having provided stone for Marseille constructions at different times.
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Baou Tailla means hewn cliff.
The activity of quarrymen marked the landscape around the village of La Couronne and Carro, the small port from where materials were sent to Marseille for constructions like the Vieille Charité and the town hall.
From Antiquity to the middle of the 19th century, passing through Roman and medieval times, the Martegal coast gave birth to dynasties of quarrymen. The rock there is softer than its neighbors of Cassis or Niolon. From the 4th century BC. J-C, the...
The activity of quarrymen marked the landscape around the village of La Couronne and Carro, the small port from where materials were sent to Marseille for constructions like the Vieille Charité and the town hall.
From Antiquity to the middle of the 19th century, passing through Roman and medieval times, the Martegal coast gave birth to dynasties of quarrymen. The rock there is softer than its neighbors of Cassis or Niolon. From the 4th century BC. J-C, the...
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Location
Contact Les carrières de Baou Tailla
Environment
- Close to GR footpath
- Waterside
- Beach within 300 m
- Sea view
