I have been on a beautiful and long journey. I set off on a sailing boat to see the world, on the other side of the Mediterranean… I am happy to have crossed sea and ocean, to have met people who are proud of their country and their traditions. So yes, if today I have put my beautiful memories and thousands of photos away somewhere in my head and in a drawer, I still find pleasure walking around the marinas and fishing ports of my region and imagining leaving again one day?
I love the smell of iodine, the sound of the halyards hitting the masts, the cries of the seagulls and the wind coming to tell me distant stories. The Port of Cros-de-Cagnes is one of the last small fishing harbours preserved from pleasure boating on the French Riviera.
It is hard to imagine that this haven was, in the years , the biggest fishing port of the Maritime Alps! Today it only counts about sixty rings and only boats under 10 m can berth there.
At the same time intimate and very lively, because of its strong associative activity diving, Latin sails, rowing boats… , it still welcomes some traditional fishermen. Every morning, on their return from their still lively fishing, the professionals also sell directly to private individuals, on about ten stalls grouped together in the Halle aux Poissons on the port except on Mondays. Here is a small traditional port with undeniable charm! To be visited without moderation! With a surface area of The marina is lined with around 50 shops, restaurants and pubs.
At any time of the day or evening, the terraces are taken by storm well… it was the case before the arrival of the Covid and the imposed closure of the restaurants…! Everybody likes to meet there to have a drink, eat a pancake, taste an exotic dish or a fish caught during the day and then dance until the end of the night.
