Ile du Frioul (Marseille)

Towards the end of the spring semester, the weather finally started getting warm enough to think about a beach and swimming.  With some last minute plans, a friend and I set out for Marseille to find a beach.  After arriving at the train station, we ran into a large group of students heading to the island just off of Marseille so we joined them.

We arrived at the Old Port in Marseille to catch a ferry.  It was a nice ride and we went past the Chateau d'If, made famous with the Count of Monte Cristo, and arrived at the second island, l'ile du Frioul.  Here, we took a short hike in the sweltering heat, past the main beach, and to a private cove.  It was worth it even after having to deal with some dive-bombing seagulls... their young were walking around on the top of the hill after-all.

It was surreal with the blues and greens in the water and now I can check "swimming in the Mediterranean" off of my list!

In the distance you can see Chateau d'If.

Our cove.