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Crown Stone Quarry Loop
Sport, Pedestrian sports, Hiking itinerary
in Martigues
11.8
km
3h
Medium
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Surprising mineral case nestled in the heart of the Côte Bleue. This tourist loop invites you to discover a bend of a major front on the blue of the Mediterranean.
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Visit the La Couronne dimension-stone quarries, 3 inland and 5 on the coast, on an 11 km itinerary. Learn about how quarrymen worked over the centuries: discover traces of there work, distinguish different extraction strategies and identify periods of activity.
In detail:
The antique quarries of the Côte Bleue
Massalia needed stone for construction from its foundation in 600BC. The site was not suited to this sort of activity, so the Massaliotes had to find their raw material...Visit the La Couronne dimension-stone quarries, 3 inland and 5 on the coast, on an 11 km itinerary. Learn about how quarrymen worked over the centuries: discover traces of there work, distinguish different extraction strategies and identify periods of activity.
In detail:
The antique quarries of the Côte Bleue
Massalia needed stone for construction from its foundation in 600BC. The site was not suited to this sort of activity, so the Massaliotes had to find their raw material elsewhere. The first quarries were created on the hewn coastline of the Côte Bleue, not far from Martigues on Cap Couronne, more precisely at Pointe de l’Arquet and the surrounding area. 6 main quarries were worked in antique times, 4 for stone and 2 for pink limestone which was used to build the walls of Massalia and most of its monuments.
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- Martigues
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Difference in height
- 110 m
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- Access condition: Between June 1 and September 30, access to forest areas is regulated by prefectural decree and may be by municipal decree, for your safety and the preservation of sensitive sites. Before you follow your “stroll desires”, call 0811 20 13 13. Each day, you will be able to find out whether the site where you want to walk is free access all day, open only in the morning, or completely closed. Depending on the weather conditions, the “forest fire” danger level (orange-red-black) is known no later than 6 pm for the next day.
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Plain text period
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All year round.
Subject to favorable weather.
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Environment
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Documentation
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- PDF - Route of the hike
- Step by step - La Couronne stone quarries loop
- GPX - Boucle des carrières de pierre de la Couronne
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- 110 meters of difference in height
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- Maximum altitude : 41 m
- Total positive elevation : 110 m
- Total negative elevation : -110 m
- Max positive elevation : 27 m
- Min positive elevation : -29 m
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