Malmousque (Anse de la Fausse Monnaie)
Malmousque is a village district on the Corniche in the 7th arrondissement, with a small fishing harbour and rocky coves facing the Château d'If and the Frioul islands. At the Anse de la Fausse Monnaie people lay their towels on large rocks below the Hôtel du Petit Nice.
WhatCove, MarseilleProvence
WhenJune to October17° in Nov
Getting there Bus On foot
CostPublic shoreFree
AccessNot lifeguarded. Dogs, smoking, alcohol and naturism banned on Marseille beaches; no diving from over 3 m
- 13°J
- 13°F
- 13°M
- 14°A
- 16°M
- 19°J
- 21°J
- 22°A
- 21°S
- 19°O
- 17°N
- 15°D
Expect the sea at about 22 °C in August and 13 °C in January, going by the 1991 to 2020 averages. The swimming season runs from June to October.
Getting in
- Access
- The tourist office sends visitors on bus 83 to the Endoume stop and down through the lanes past the Foreign Legion rest centre to the coves. It says swimming around Malmousque is unsupervised and the water is deep. The city lists the Anse de la Fausse Monnaie and the Anse de la Batterie des Lions among its unsupervised bathing zones. Not lifeguarded. Dogs banned all year on all Marseille bathing zones; smoking, alcohol, loud music and naturism banned on Marseille beaches; dives from more than 3 m off rocks, quays and cliffs banned along the whole Marseille coast.
- Public transport
- RTM bus 83 to the Endoume stop, then a short walk down through the Malmousque lanes.
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- marseille-tourisme.com