Les Goudes (Plage de la Maronaise)
La Maronaise is one of two small beaches at Les Goudes, a village district of Marseille on the city's southern tip inside the Calanques National Park. The painter Joseph Inguimberty painted the village.
WhatBeach, MarseilleCalanques
WhenJune to October17° in Nov
Getting there Bus Boat On foot
CostPublic shoreFree
AccessNot lifeguarded; the hills close on red fire-risk days, June to September
- 14°J
- 13°F
- 13°M
- 14°A
- 16°M
- 19°J
- 21°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 park suggests the sea shuttle, minibus or bike for Les Goudes, as the coastal road south of Marseille can get busy at peak hours and on summer weekends. The park says the two small beaches, Les Goudes and La Maronaise, are not lifeguarded and can get busy in summer, advises against swimming from the rocks when the sea is rough, and warns that currents on the southern coast from Mont Rose to Cap Croisette and Les Goudes can be unpredictable, with fatal accidents every year. Inside the Calanques National Park; the surrounding hills close on fire-danger days. From 1 June to 30 September the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture sets access to the forest massifs day by day (order of 22 April 2025, partly revised 9 July 2026): green allows access, red bans it, and the map for the next day is published around 18:00. 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 19 (direction Madrague de Montredon) to the terminus, then bus 20 (direction Callelongue) to the Les Goudes stop. In peak season RTM sea shuttles run from the Vieux-Port to Les Goudes via La Pointe Rouge.
- Also here
- Coastal walk
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- calanques-parcnational.fr