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Les Baumettes, Marseille — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Les Baumettes is a district of Marseille, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, on the edge of the Calanques.
About Les Baumettes
Where to stay in Les Baumettes
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A base in Les Baumettes puts walkers at the outdoor edge of Marseille, close to the Calanques and the Baou de Sormiou. The hills start here. Climbing routes leave from the site d'escalade Calanques de Marseille Escampons/Baumettes, the tennis club Phoceen Luminy stands nearby, and the centre of Marseille and the rest of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur sit a longer trip inland.
It suits hikers and climbers most.
About Les Baumettes
What are the main landmarks in Les Baumettes?
Les Baumettes turns its face to the outdoors on the rim of Marseille. Rock and pine define it. The site d'escalade Calanques de Marseille Escampons/Baumettes draws climbers to the limestone, the parc Ludico sportif du Baou de Sormiou opens the hillside to families, and the tennis club Phoceen Luminy and the COSEC de la Faculté des Sciences du sport de Luminy carry sport up the hill in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
What is the history of Les Baumettes?
Les Baumettes long stood at the wild limit of Marseille, more limestone hill than street. The Calanques kept it apart. Building came slowly to this ground below the Baou de Sormiou, and sport later took to the slopes at the site d'escalade Calanques de Marseille Escampons/Baumettes, tying the quarter into Marseille and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Where is Les Baumettes?
Les Baumettes lies on the edge of Marseille, below the Calanques and the Baou de Sormiou, within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France.
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Updated July 2026