The Corniche des Crêtes is a picturesque and narrow coastal road in the south of France

France

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, winding from Cassis

Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône

Cassis is a commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France....

 to La Ciotat

La Ciotat

La Ciotat is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It is part of the metropolitan area of Marseille Provence. La ciotat is located to the east of Marseille at an equal distance from Marseille and Toulon...

 along the Mediterranean

Mediterranean Sea

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 shore.

The road was opened to traffic in 1969 and it leads along the Falaises (high cliff

Cliff

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s) up to Cap Canaille

Cap Canaille

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, a cape 362 meters above the sea, and the highest cliff in France. From there it continues to Grande Tête, an elevation which is 399 meters high.

The Corniche des Crêtes is about 15 kilometers long and offers magnificent views of the sea, as well as the town of Cassis and the Calanque

Calanque

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