Marseille

Gateway to Provence

History and geography go hand in hand. An excellent place for human settlement for the past 28,000 years (as attested by the wall paintings in the Cosquer Cave), Marseille now has grown into a metropolis of 807,000 inhabitants.

Marseille - Places to See

  • The Old Port
  • Saint-Victor abbey
  • Palais Longchamp
  • The coriche and Vallon des Auffes
  • The Canebiere

Corseted by a ring of hills, including the Calanques massif, the city winds 57 km along the Mediterranean coast. Sunshine is one of the strong assets of its pleasant lifestyle, and the Mistral wind gives it that special light that has inspired many renowned painters such as Cézanne, Braque, Dufy, Derain, Marquet and others.

Marseille Map

Map of Marseille France

 

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