Calanque d'En Vau is no doubt scenic place with beach, waterfront, surrounded by cliff, offer a lot of privacy with very few people and secluded points. What is surprising is the place is deliberately kept out of reach. No transport only trek and walk that can be more than three hours to reach the spot - This is understandable from hiking/trek perspective but there are no rest room, shelters, poor or no phone connectivity and water points on the way. In fact, no big sign boards, small signs, in particular painted on the rock. I am back from this adventure but I still wonder how this place is still in seclusion.

Located between Marseille and Casis, Calanques d'en Vau is situation in a protected area and not easy to access without walking/trek efforts for about six hours both ways. On reaching there your efforts and pain vanish as you see the best scenic serene beach, water, cliffs and very few people visiting this place. Limestone cliffs jutting into the sea, with narrow ravines between them. They are dazzling white and contrast beautifully with the deep blue of the Mediterranean. You climb up to a bit that can provide aerial views.

Similar calanques can also be found on the French riviera near Estérel and on the island of Corsica (see Calanques de Piana). The highest point along the calanques are located at Mount Puget (565 meters)and in the mountains of Marseilleveyre (432 meters). Similarities are seen between calanques, and rias, the river mouths formed along the coast of Brittany in Northern France.

The limestone calanques of the Massif des Calanques lie within the recently created Parc National des Calanques (2012) and include the Calanque de Sormiou, the Calanque de Morgiou, the Calanque d'En-Vau, the Calanque de Port-Pin and the Calanque de Sugiton. There are additional calanques in the parc, further east along the coast, incised into Cap Canaille. These calanques formed in very different rock strata, often in layers of cemented pebble conglomerate.

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