Plage du Bestouan
Le Bestouan is a 150 m pebble and rock beach on the west side of Cassis, looking across the bay to the cliffs of Cap Canaille. It carries the Blue Flag and has a first-aid post in season.
WhatBeach, CassisProvence
WhenJune to October17° in Nov
Getting there Train Bus Car On foot
CostPublic shoreFree
AccessDogs not allowed
- 14°J
- 13°F
- 13°M
- 14°A
- 17°M
- 20°J
- 22°J
- 23°A
- 21°S
- 19°O
- 17°N
- 15°D
Expect the sea at about 23 °C in August and 13 °C in February, going by the 1991 to 2020 averages. The swimming season runs from June to October.
Getting in
- Access
- The tourist office describes a small lifeguarded beach with a first-aid post, sunbed and parasol hire and beach restaurants. It is lifeguarded from 09:00 to 19:00 at weekends and on public holidays from mid-May to mid-June, every day from mid-June to mid-September, then at weekends to the end of September. Access for wheelchair users is on request to the lifeguards.
- Parking
- Paid parking right next to the beach, which can fill up in season (tourist office). The town and the park advise the free Gorguettes park-and-ride with shuttle 373.
- Public transport
- Shuttle 373 from the free Gorguettes park-and-ride stops at Plage du Bestouan, Easter to the end of June and in September at weekends, school holidays and public holidays, daily in July and August, 09:00 to 20:00 (town: 1.60 euros return). Train to Cassis station, then bus M01 to the town centre.
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- ot-cassis.com
- Facilities
- Lifeguard in seasonRestaurantStep-free accessParking