Plage du Mont-Rose
Montredon, south Marseille · France
One of France's oldest gay beaches: a rocky cove in Marseille's south with clear water and a crowd that has met there for generations.
- Status
- Tolerated
- Crowd
- Gay beach
- Country
- France
- City
- Marseille
- Water
- Sea
- Best time
- May to October
- Confidence
- High
Find it
43.2405° N, 5.3615° EGood to know
Patrolled in summer. Keep it to sunbathing and swimming.
The gay end
The whole rocky cove is ours. Mats and rock shoes help.
Crowd A nude beach the boys have made their own: a gay-majority crowd, a beach bar that knows it, and friends you have not met yet.
Getting there
Bus 19 to Montredon, then a short walk to the cove below the Mont Rose.
The rules
Tolerated. Not designated, but nude bathing has been the custom for years and is left alone. Rules and patrols can change, so read the signs when you arrive.
No photos of anyone, sunscreen everywhere, cover up the moment you leave the nude stretch, and go home with the light. It is a beach: sunbathe, swim, talk, flirt. Anything more belongs somewhere private.
Questions people ask
Is Plage du Mont-Rose a gay beach?
Yes. One of France's oldest gay beaches: a rocky cove in Marseille's south with clear water and a crowd that has met there for generations. The whole rocky cove is ours. Mats and rock shoes help.
Is it legal to be nude at Plage du Mont-Rose?
Tolerated rather than designated. Not designated, but nude bathing has been the custom for years and is left alone. Rules and patrols can change, so read the signs when you arrive. Patrolled in summer. Keep it to sunbathing and swimming.
How do I get to Plage du Mont-Rose?
Bus 19 to Montredon, then a short walk to the cove below the Mont Rose. Best time: May to October.
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Method
Status says what the law and the locals allow; crowd says who is on the sand. Both come from gay-travel guides, the national naturist federations and members who were just there, scored on sources, recency, crowd, legal footing and safety. How we rank. Pins mark the beach; the gay end is described above. Last reviewed September 2026.