Sunset at Les Catalans beach, Marseille
Les Catalans is the city beach closest to the Old Port of Marseille. From the promenade above it you look west across the bay to the Château d'If and the Frioul islands. Pick a date and time to see where the sun will set in this view.
Where is the sun?
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Sunset forecast
Estimated from cloud forecasts for this viewpoint and for the sky about 40 km towards the horizon. Forecasts more than 2–3 days ahead are less precise. Pick a day to see it in the view above.
Weather data: MET Norway (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)); scores calculated by getasunrise.com.
When the sun sets in this view
From early September to early April the sun sets inside this frame. In late autumn and winter it goes down behind the Frioul islands and the Château d'If, about five to eight minutes before the official sunset time; around the equinoxes it sets into the open sea to the right of the islands.
From April to the end of August it sets further to the right, beyond the right edge of this view.
Sunset from here
Photos taken at this viewpoint.
Where it is
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Plage des Catalans, Rue des Catalans, 13007 Marseille, France · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
The promenade above the beach is open at all hours and is a popular place to watch the sunset, so come a little early for a place at the railing.