Les Goudes Marseille

In Marseilles, the "end of the world" is located at Goudes, a borough of the 8th district, on the shores of the Mediterranean. People who live in the hinterland or those who live in northern quarters have an adage that says "jump from the Goudes", to signify precisely that this is where Marseille world ends.The saying goes somehow true. If one comes from the city center and heads south, along the coast and another do the same, but from east to west, the two will necessarily meet at Goudes, because once there, one can no longer continue neither to the south nor to the west, unless he goes to sea.Moreover, the landscape of Goudes really makes us think that this is the end of the world. Indeed, the contrast with the city center is striking. Here, the district kept an image of small fishing villages, calm and quiet. The great urban mutation that takes place in Marseille seems not to disrupt life in this neighborhood on the sides of calanques.By speaking precisely of these creeks, they constitute a great part of the landscape of the Goudes. As they are narrow coves, surrounded by cliffs with steep slopes, they give the impression, when looking out to sea from the top of a creek, that the earth abruptly disappeared, engulfed by this vast expanse of water, comforting once again the thesis of the "end of the world".This particular landscape is what makes Goudes exceptional places. Rich businessmen and Marseille bourgeois of the 19th century, seduced by so much beauty, made it a holiday resort where they built second homes to spend weekends. Even today, this trend is very much alive in Marseille, so that the roads leading to Goudes are beset by important traffic jams at weekends.Those who opted for a seasonal rental in the neighborhood are privileged ones. They avoid all these hassles on the roads, but in addition, they can enjoy the best pitches at the beach, being the first ones on the spot, outstripping those that traffic congestion delays.You too, for your next vacation in Marseille, settle in Goudes. Remember to book in advance your vacation rental on My Home In, because the places are very popular and offers are quickly sold out.