Le Piolet
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The place
Refuge du Piolet is a shelter at 70 m elevation (DB figure of 215 is erroneous) overlooking the Calanque d'En Vau, on the ridges toward the Calanque de Port Pin, in the Calanques National Park (Bouches-du-Rhône). Fitted with a terrace, designed for 6 people. Converted into a German military battery during the Second World War. Repeatedly vandalized and then restored, it is still standing but is no longer intended to host hikers overnight: sleeping there has been prohibited since the creation of the Calanques National Park in April 2012.
Getting there
On the ridges between Calanque d'En Vau and Calanque de Port Pin (Calanques National Park).
The setting
Calanques National Park, Bouches-du-Rhône (Marseille). Former German WWII military battery.
