Marseille Photo: Igor Stepovik / Shutterstock.com Marseille is the undiscovered jewel in the crown of France’s Mediterranean coastline. The rocky hills of Provence look down onto the ancient port and the thousands of boats docked in its clear blue waters. Countless artists have been seduced by the sunny climate and the hustle-and-bustle of the town. France’s second city has all you could ask for - beautiful beaches, ancient buildings, thriving arts, and a dynamic nightlife. Welcome to a place fiercely proud of its unique cultural heritage, dubbed "Planet Mars" by its youthful population.
Giancarlo Liguori / Shutterstock.com Top 5 Château d'If Château d'If was, historically, France’s very own Alcatraz, built in 1527 an... Basilique Notre-Dame de la... The defining symbol of Marseille towers on a hilltop 154 metres above the ci... Vieux Port Fish Market Ekaterina Pokrovsky / Shutterstock.com There is a bustling fish market in the Vieux Port (old port) well worth expl... Saint Victor Abbey Abbaye Saint Victor is Marseille's oldest church. The abbey is built by the ... Marseille History Museum Musée d'Histoire de Marseille is an interesting and well-visited museum with...
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Updated 07 October 2019 Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
THE CITY DO & SEE
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Founded by Phocaean Greeks 2 600 years ago, Marseille is an urban cultural hot spot, a French Marseille is France’s oldest town, a melting pot city with historical and maritime museums, of peoples and cultures, and a gateway to lovely architecture and beautiful nature in the southern Europe and North Africa. Today, the form of parks and a stunning beach. Visit the city is still dependent on the port for its revenue main harbour and take a stroll around the and is dominated by shing boats and people Abbaye Saint Victor, explore the narrow streets selling fresh produce. of the old quarter, or make time for one of the beaches not too far from the city centre. Marseille is cut in half by La Canebière, one of the main shopping streets, which runs west to Château d'If east from the Vieux Port. The city is divided into Château d'If was, 15 arrondissements (districts), ranging from historically, France’s very gentried to run-down, and is famed for its own Alcatraz, built in sh-dominated culinary menu and its potent 1527 and used as a prison aniseed tipple, called pastis. in the 17th century. This place was the inspiration The exclusivity increases as you head further for Alexandre Dumas's novel "The Count of south to the corniche and Prado, the city’s best Monte Cristo", and occupies an island of its own beach, with three kilometres of ne sand. 1.5 km oshore.
Photo: Boris Stroujko / Shutterstock.com Address: L’Archipel du Frioul, Marseille Public Transport: Boat leaving from Quai des Belges (Vieux Port) Opening hours: Opening hours depend on the season Phone: +33 6 03 06 25 26 Internet: www.chateau-if.fr/en Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde used as a church, prison, warehouse and The dening symbol of barracks. Entry is free of charge, but a small fee Marseille towers on a is collected for seeing the crypt containing hilltop 154 metres above important historical artefacts and sarcophagi. the city, with the gilded statue of the Virgin Mary Photo: RnDmS / Shutterstock.com stretching skywards. The Address: 3 Rue de l'Abbaye, Marseille Public Transport: Métro Vieux Port views from up here are simply stunning. Take the Opening hours: Opening hours depend on the season shuttle for convenience or embark on a Phone: +33 4 96 11 22 60 just-under-an-hour-long hike up from the old Internet: www.saintvictor.net/?lang=en port. Marseille History Museum Photo: Inu / Shutterstock.com Musée d'Histoire de Address: Rue Fort du Sanctuaire, Marseille Marseille is an interesting Opening hours: Opening hours depend on the season and well-visited museum Phone: +33 4 91 13 40 80 Internet: www.notredamedelagarde.com/?lang=en with historical and Email: [email protected] archaeological artefacts dating back to the city's Vieux Port Fish Market founding times. You can nd it ideally located There is a bustling sh next to the Old Port. An English audio guide is market in the Vieux Port available to visitors. (old port) well worth exploring. The intense Photo: Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com smell of sh and salty sea Address: 2 Rue Henri-Barbusse, Marseille Public Transport: Métro Vieux Port breeze contributes to Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10am-6pm making this experience engaging to the senses. Phone: +33 4 91 55 36 00 Why not buy some fresh sh and try your hand at Email: [email protected] the local speciality sh stew (bouillabaisse)? Prado Beaches Photo: Artens / Shutterstock.com Located at the end of the Address: Quai des Belges, Marseille corniche are the Plages Public Transport: Métro Vieux Port du Prado, Marseille’s Opening hours: Daily 9am-12am. May not take place in case of bad weather. stretches of sandy beaches. With a steady Saint Victor Abbey sea breeze, the beaches Abbaye Saint Victor is are excellent for kite-ying or a rst windsurng Marseille's oldest church. lesson. Prado encompasses several compact The abbey is built by the beaches with multiple shopping and dining graves of Marseille’s rst opportunities in the vicinity. martyrs. Throughout history, the building was Photo: velirina / Shutterstock.com Address: Avenue Mendès, Marseille Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
Park Borély cheering locals, and will likely prove enjoyable Park Borély (Parc Borély) even if football isn't exactly a passion of yours. is a stunning Photo: Gilles Paire/Shutterstock.com development covering Address: 3 Boulevard Michelet, Marseille many hectares, situated Phone: +33 4 13 64 64 64 not too far from the Prado Internet: www.orangevelodrome.com/en/accueil beaches. Along with the 18th-century château, there are the superbly La Corniche well-maintained English and French Botanical Enjoy this romantic Gardens and a rowing lake. walkway along the sea and the stunning views Photo: Ulrike Haberkorn / Shutterstock.com that it provides. En route Address: Avenue du Parc Borély, Marseille you will see the Château Opening hours: Daily 6am-8:45pm d'If, as well as beautiful
Roman Docks Museum coves called "calanques". The entire 12-kilometre Roman Docks Museum long Corniche leading down to the Prado (Musée des Docks Beaches is best explored by bike, with stops for Romains) is situated on photos and dining. the site of a Roman docks Photo: STUDIO M/Shutterstock.com warehouse discovered Address: Corniche du Président John F Kennedy, Marseille after World War II. Here you can nd a range of impressive artefacts Place Castellane discovered during the reconstruction of the old This is an impressive harbour. One of its primary attractions are the Marseille roundabout "dolia" - large ceramic containers once used to where many tourist store oils and wines. photos have been taken. It is a major transport Photo: Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com hub, whose focal point is Address: 28 Place Vivaux, Marseille Public Transport: Métro Vieux Port a large fountain with an interesting obelisk Opening hours: Mid May-mid Sep: daily 10am-7pm. Rest of statue. There are several cafés around the year: daily 10am-6pm - closed Mon square's perimeter and o down the streets of Phone: +33 4 91 91 24 62 the neighbourhood.
Orange Vélodrome Stadium Photo: Zyankarlo/Shutterstock.com The Orange Vélodrome is Address: Place Castellane, Marseille where the oicial football club in Marseille, Olympique de Marseille, is based at. Attending a football game here is a lot of fun thanks to the lively atmosphere created by Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
Les Calanques The garden contains an interesting mix of Greek A "calanque" is an inlet, and Roman remains. The majority of its nds are cove or bay, and the ones ruins of the old port. you nd outside Marseille are no less than Photo: oksmit/Shutterstock.com mesmerising. The Address: 2 Rue Henri-Barbusse, Marseille Public Transport: Métro Vieux Port impressive limestone More Info: The entrance is located at the Marseille History formations and the turquoise waters make for an Museum excellent retreat. There are a wide range of sporting activities available here, as well as Lighthouse Palace plenty of relaxation for the weary. On the left hand side of the port you can nd the Photo: Gaspar Janos/Shutterstock.com Lighthouse Palace, a Address: Les Calanques de Marseille, Marseille congress and conference Internet: www.calanques-parcnational.fr building ideally located in The Old Charity a park with great views of The 17th century brought the water and islands. Heralded as one of a cruel repression of Marseille's most beautiful palaces, "Palais du beggars to France, and in Pharo" was rst constructed for Napoleon III in Marseille many of them 1858. were imprisoned. Photo: Zyankarlo/Shutterstock.com Almshouses were opened Address: 58 Boulevard Livon, Marseille to serve as workhouses for beggars and this Phone: +33 4 91 14 64 95 specic building was just that. Nowadays the Internet: palaisdupharo.marseille.fr building, called La Vieille Charité in French, is a Email: [email protected] cultural centre and houses, among other things, Palais Longchamp museums such as the Museum of Mediterranean Palais Longchamp is an Archaeology and the Museum of Art of Africa, extraordinary, majestic Oceania and Amerindia. building right in the
Photo: Mariia Golovianko/Shutterstock.com middle of the city that Address: 2 Rue de la Charité, Marseille throws you years back in Internet: www.vieille-charite-marseille.com time with its ornamental staircases and large fountains. The building Garden of Remains houses the Musée des Beaux-Arts and the This archaeological site Natural History Museum. (the local name Jardin des
Vestiges) was discovered Photo: Fabianodp/Shutterstock.com as constructions of a Address: Boulevard du Jardin Zoologique, Marseille shopping centre Public Transport: Métro Cinq-Avenues Phone: +33 4 91 55 25 51 commenced here in 1967. Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
Memorial of the Marseillaise DINING The Memorial de La Marseillaise tells the story of Marseille and the French national anthem. It is a compact museum found on Rue Thubaneau, whose sta are very friendly to visitors and eager to share the story of the quintessentially
French tune and how it came into existence - norikko / Shutterstock paradoxically, not in the city of Marseille at all. Marseille boasts a culinary tradition heavily Photo: guruXOX/Shutterstock.com inuenced by its surroundings. Fish dominates, Address: 23-25 Rue Thubaneau, Marseille and one dish in particular - bouillabaisse. This Public Transport: Métro Noailles Phone: +33 4 91 91 91 96 sh stew combines a variety of sh with saron, fennel and orange zest. It is served with rouille, OK Corral a garlic and chilli-avoured mayonnaise. Olive OK Corral is a Wild West oil, herbs, fresh fruit and vegetables are also thematic amusement quintessential elements of Marseille cuisine. park, a great outing for the whole family. You can Le Miramar try water slides, dierent This restaurant is located adventure rides and roller in the heart of the Vieux coasters, and much more. Stunt and cowboy Port (along with all the shows are put on daily. The park is located near other upmarket local sh Cuges-les-Pins outside Marseille. restaurants). Le Miramar has earned its spotless Photo: Brocreative/Shutterstock.com reputation much due to serving excellent Address: DN8 Rue Nationale, Cuges-les-Pins bouillabaisse.The restaurant's menu is, however, Phone: +33 4 42 73 80 05 rather varied, and includes meat dishes, too. Internet: www.okcorral.fr Email: [email protected] Photo: Larisa Blinova/Shutterstock.com Address: 12 Quai du Port, Marseille Public Transport: Métro Vieux Port Opening hours: Tue-Sun 12:30pm-2:30pm and 7pm-10:30pm Phone: +33 4 91 91 10 40 Internet: www.lemiramar.fr/en Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
L’Epuisette cooked to order by trained chefs. L’Epuisette is located in the old port of Vallon des Photo: jutamas/Shutterstock.com Aues, which makes for a Address: 136 Rue du Rouet, Marseille Phone: +33 4 91 25 44 45 magical backdrop with great views of the sea and Nul Part Ailleurs shing boats close by. Nul Part Ailleurs serves The cuisine served is gourmet Mediterranean, lunch and dinner in the greatly appreciated by both locals and tourists old port area. This means alike. the restaurant's location is favourable for Photo: Sergey Mironov/Shutterstock.com Address: 158 Rue du Vallon des Aues, Marseille sight-seers: it is located Opening hours: Tue-Sun 12pm-1:30pm and 7:30pm-9:30pm in close proximity to many of the city's Phone: +33 4 91 52 17 82 attractions. The menu holds dishes of Provençal Internet: www.l-epuisette.fr cuisine, grilled meat, pasta and pizza. Email: [email protected]
Photo: Denizo71/Shutterstock.com Toinou Les Fruits de Mer Address: 18 Quai de Rive Neuve, Marseille Outside of Toinou there is Phone: +33 4 91 33 58 95 a stall that sells high Internet: www.restaurantnulpartailleurs.com quality crustaceans. The Email: [email protected] restaurant itself serves Le Petit Nice pretty much all the Le Petit Nice is a lovely seafood you can imagine: family-run seaside inn crab, shrimp, mussels, craysh, sea urchin, that seems almost to be oysters... and the list goes on. To try several trapped in time, keeping kinds at once, order the "plateu fruits de mer". its nostalgic charm from
Photo: monofaction/Shutterstock.com days gone by. The hotel’s Address: 3 Cours Saint-Louis, Marseille restaurant has been awarded 3 Michelin stars, Phone: +33 4 91 33 14 94 thanks to head chef Gerald Passedat’s exquisite Internet: www.toinou.com/marseille sense for avour and presentation, consistently oering unforgettable gastronomic experiences. Le Café Thaï
This traditional Thai Photo: Le Petit Nice restaurant has an Address: Anse de Maldormé, Marseille exquisite patio garden, a Phone: +33 4 91 59 25 92 refreshing green retreat Internet: www.passedat.fr Email: [email protected] with wrought iron chairs. More Info: They don't accept payment by check. Here, avourful Thai food comes served in an inspiring and fun environment. Food is reportedly authentic, Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
Les Trois Forts Peron Restaurant Make sure you book a This restaurant is table at this restaurant in beautifully located on a advance, and ask for the cli overlooking the sea, corner table to get the and oers diners the best views of the Old possibility of enjoying Port. Gourmet restaurant their meal outside on the Les Trois Forts is located at the top oor of the terrace. The best time to go is in the evening, so hotel Sotel Marseille Vieux Port, and oers a you get to experience the stunning sunset while feast for all senses. you dine.
Photo: Andrey Bayda/Shutterstock.com Photo: Natalie magic/Shutterstock.com Address: 36 Boulevard Livon, Marseille Address: 56 Corniche Kennedy, Marseille Opening hours: Tue-Sat 12pm-1:30pm and 7:30pm-9:30pm Phone: +33 4 91 52 15 22 Phone: +33 4 91 15 59 56 Internet: www.restaurant-peron.com Internet: accorhotels.com Email: [email protected] Email: H0542-FB3@sotel.com More Info: Inside the Sotel Marseille Vieux Port. Le Charles Livon Le Charles Livon is a La Côte de Boeuf gastronomic sensation, a Being in Marseille, you restaurant serving might experience seafood culinary creations such as burnout. If you do, try beetroot mousse along and give La Côte de with trusted classics like Boeuf a shot. This place beef tenderloin. The food is presented in a serves gigantic steaks creative and appealing way, and the service is grilled to perfection, and the wine list is just as swift and friendly. impressive to match. Sta speak English, and
will be glad to accommodate your requests. Photo: Shebeko/Shutterstock.com Address: 89 Boulevard Livon, Marseille Photo: Joshua Resnick/Shutterstock.com Phone: +33 4 91 52 22 41 Address: 35 Cours d'Estienne d'Orves, Marseille Opening hours: Mon-Sun 12 pm-2:30 pm and 7pm-11:30pm Phone: +33 4 28 31 26 03 Internet: www.lacotedeboeuf.net Email: [email protected] Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
CAFÉS Noailles It is hard to miss the intriguing entrance to this cafe, which looks more like a shop of curiosities than anything else. There are, indeed, some curious edibles and drinkables inside - coee beans are imported from all over the world, and there is confectionery as far as the thipjang/Shutterstock.com eye can see.
Numerous little shops and boutiques clutter the Photo: Shaiith/Shutterstock.com small streets in Le Panier, the oldest part of Address: 56 La Canebière, Marseille Marseille, whilst the trendiest spots are located Opening hours: Mon-Sat 7am-7pm. Sun 10am-6pm in the south around the bohemian area of Cours Phone: +33 4 91 55 60 66 Julien and Place Jean-Jaurès. Internet: www.noailles.com Email: [email protected]
Les Arcenaulx Le Café de la Banque It is a diverse crowd that Le Café de la Banque is a throngs to this classic Parisian-style cafe intellectual restaurant and bistro that seems that also functions as a charmingly stuck in time. bookshop, salon de thé The cafe oers a and a Provençal produce reasonably priced, varied seller. Dishes include the classic Filet de bœuf menu and a good selection of drinks and coees, “Rossini” and set menus. The wine list include and is certainly worth the short 10-minute walk labels from all across France and beyond. from the old port.
Photo: Kzenon/Shutterstock.com Photo: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com Address: 25 Cours d'Estienne d'Orves, Marseille Address: 24 Boulevard Peytral, Marseille Public Transport: Métro Vieux Port Phone: +33 4 91 33 35 07 Opening hours: Daily 12pm-2pm and 7:30pm-10:30pm Internet: www.lecafedelabanque.com Phone: +33 4 91 59 80 30 Internet: www.les-arcenaulx.com Email: [email protected] Le Bar de la Marine Le Bar de la Marine is a beautifully decorated 1930s bar made famous by French author Pagnol who used to frequent it. The bar is also known for being the set of a romantic wedding proposal in Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
the popular British comedy "Love Actually". open kitchen add to the unique ambience. Enjoy the views of the port and a fresh breeze in the outdoor seating area. The place is open all Photo: Syda Productions/Shutterstock.com Address: 110 Rue Paradis, Marseille day long and gets buzzing at the weekends, Phone: +33 4 91 02 53 96 when locals and visitors gather for assorted evening drinks. Les Buffets du Vieux Port The buet you will nd at Photo: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com this restaurant is more Address: 15 Quai Rive Neuve, Marseille Opening hours: Sun-Wed 7am-2am. Thu-Sat 7am-3am than enough to please Phone: +33 4 91 54 95 42 just about anybody. It Email: [email protected] does not matter what you are in the mood for, you Victor Café will nd everything and more on tables loaded Victor Café has earned with ne meats, salads, seafood, an astonishing itself a reputation for its selection of cheeses and, naturally, dessert and amazing brunches - on pastries. Sundays, the
establishment teems with Photo: kckate16/Shutterstock.com regulars. Regardless of Address: 158 Quai du Port, Marseille which meal of the day brings you here, expect Opening hours: Daily 12pm-3pm and 7:30pm-10:30pm Phone: +33 4 13 20 11 32 tasteful dish presentation, solid southern Internet: www.lesbuetsduvieuxport.com cooking, and a professional sta. La Caravelle Photo: My Good Images/Shutterstock.com Ideally located in the port Address: 71 Boulevard Livon, Marseille Opening hours: Daily noon–2:30pm and 7pm–10:30pm area (the rst oor of Phone: +33 4 88 00 46 00 Hotel Bellevue, to be Internet: www.victorcafemarseille.com exact), La Caravelle is a Email: [email protected] restaurant and live jazz More Info: Victor Café is located inside the New Hotel of Marseille complex venue that has become an institution in Marseille. It is a good place to Café Populaire enjoy a couple of drinks, breakfast or brunch, or Whether you come during maybe some exquisite French cooking in the the day for lunch and a evening. cup of joe or at night time Photo: DisobeyArt/Shutterstock.com for a low-key drink, the Address: 34 Quai du Port, Marseille snug and friendly Phone: +33 4 91 90 36 64 atmosphere of Café Internet: www.lacaravelle-marseille.com Populaire will certainly pull you in. This Email: [email protected] charming and stylish bistro has a lot to oer - food is above par, and both the glass roof and Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
BARS & NIGHTLIFE Espace Julien Espace Julien is the place to listen to live music in Marseille. Bands and genres played here vary - everything ranging from hip hop to jazz, reggae and chanson française has sounded here. Check their website to see who is performing when
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Marseille is all about bar culture - whether it be Photo: Aron Brand/Shutterstock.com Address: 39 Cours Julien, Marseille sipping on an aperitif at an outdoor cafe table in Phone: +33 4 91 24 34 10 the late evening sun or standing around a bar Internet: www.espace-julien.com chatting with friends, drinking beer and snacking on olives. The city’s cultural diversity means Ice Club Bazar there is a little bit of everything in Marseille to Ice Club Bazar throws big suit all tastes. Locals really go for it, partying parties for the city's until well into the morning hours, especially young and trendy. There during the summer. are four bars and an outside VIP area to enjoy, Le Bar de la Marine and drinks are Le Bar de la Marine is a professionally crafted. Do mind that dress code beautifully decorated and face control apply, and bring your dancing 1930s bar made famous shoes along with the pair you're wearing. by French author Pagnol who used to frequent it. Photo: Syda Productions/Shutterstock.com The bar is also known for Address: 90 Boulevard Rabatau, Marseille Phone: +33 6 58 52 15 15 being the set of a romantic wedding proposal in Internet: www.bazarmarseille.com the popular British comedy "Love Actually". Email: [email protected] Enjoy the views of the port and a fresh breeze in the outdoor seating area. The place is open all Dock des Suds day long and gets buzzing at the weekends, Dock des Suds has hosted when locals and visitors gather for assorted musicians and bands from evening drinks. all over the world, including artists from Photo: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com countries like Cameroon Address: 15 Quai Rive Neuve, Marseille and South Korea. Housed Opening hours: Sun-Wed 7am-2am. Thu-Sat 7am-3am Phone: +33 4 91 54 95 42 inside a former warehouse, it is a spacious venue Email: [email protected] where a concert or event is on most days of the week. Check the schedule to see what's on when Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
you are in town. The Red Lion The Red Lion is one pub Photo: Kalcutta/Shutterstock.com worth writing into your Address: 12 Rue Urbain V, 2e, Marseille itinerary if you're heading Phone: +33 4 91 99 00 00 out of the stuy town to a Internet: www.dock-des-suds.org Email: [email protected] more relaxed beach area. This busy British pub The Shamrock oers a genuine British feel, hosts live band This jolly Irish pub is performances and broadcasts sporting events. conveniently located in Enjoy the breezy outdoor seating or head inside the Old Port. The for a game of darts - the choice is entirely yours. Shamrock is great for drinking beers (lots of Photo: Claudio Divizia/Shutterstock.com Address: 231 Avenue Mendès, Marseille them - a dozen varieties Opening hours: Sun-Thu 4pm-2am. Fri-Sat 4pm-4am on draft and many more bottled varieties on Phone: +33 4 91 25 17 17 oer) and watching sports. The atmosphere is Internet: www.pub-redlion.com good fun, partly due to the daily happy hour. Polikarpov Photo: UnaPhoto/Shutterstock.com The Polikarpov is a Address: 17 Quai de Rive Neuve, Marseille famous bar ideally Phone: +33 4 91 33 11 01 located near the Old Port. Internet: www.pub-shamrock.com This is a good place to go O’Brady’s for some pre-party drinks, Another good Irish pub shots or aperitifs. Enjoy (along with the old port's your drink outside, on the breezy outdoor terrace Shamrock) is the in one of the old town squares. It tends to get O’Brady’s. Here you can rather busy in the evenings. enjoy a beer or two in a Photo: Jacob Lund/Shutterstock.com cosy atmosphere in the Address: 24 Cours d'Estienne d'Orves, Marseille company of good friends. They also host live Phone: +33 4 91 52 70 30 bands and broadcast sporting events, and - Email: [email protected] rumor has it - serve the cheapest pint of Guinness in the city.
Photo: Piotr Piatrouski/Shutterstock.com Address: 378 Avenue de Mazargues, Marseille Opening hours: Mon-Sat 11am-01:30am. Sun 12am-12:30am Phone: +33 4 91 71 53 71 Internet: www.obradys.com Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
SHOPPING of bad weather.
Les Terrasses du Port In May 2014 a new shopping experience opened its doors. Les Terrasses du Port, a waterfront shopping mall, is ideally located north of the port and is a unique building complex full of Boris Stroujko/Shutterstock.com shops, restaurants and a tness park. Shop for everything under the sun, under one roof. Marseille’s main shopping areas are in the central and southern parts of town and cater to Photo: kikovic/Shutterstock.com all tastes, from Côte d’Azur luxury and large Address: 9 Quai du Lazaret, Marseille department stores to quirky little boutiques and Opening hours: Shops open daily 10am-8pm. Restaurants stores. open daily 10am-1am If you want smaller shops then head to the Cours Phone: +33 4 88 91 46 00 Internet: www.lesterrassesduport.com Julien area, which has built up a reputation as an alternative, bohemian quarter. The area is Centre Bourse also great for food and antique markets at The Centre Bourse is a weekends. Le Panier, Marseille’s oldest massive shopping centre, neighbourhood, is the best place for local with about sixty stores products. Rue des Petits Puits and places des and department stores, a Pistoles are good streets for Provençal pottery stone’s throw away from and shops selling lavender soap and olive-based the Old Port. It is a great goodies. place for getting all your shopping done in one place - from fashionable clothing, to cosmetics, Vieux Port Fish Market to anything else you may possibly fancy. There is a bustling sh
market in the Vieux Port Photo: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com well worth exploring. The Address: 17 Cours Belsunce, Marseille intense smell of sh and Opening hours: Mon-Sun 10am-7:30pm salty sea contribute to Phone: +33 4 91 14 00 50 Internet: www.centre-bourse.com making this experience one you will not soon forget. Why not buy some fresh sh and try a hand at the Marseille speciality Bouillabaisse stew?
Photo: Artens / Shutterstock.com Address: Quai des Belges, Marseille Public Transport: Métro Vieux Port Opening hours: Daily 9am-12am. May not take place in case Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
Rue de la Tour La Maison du Pastis Rue de la Tour is your La Maison du Pastis best bet for serious oers 65 dierent pastis designer luxury, including and absinthes. They also chic evening wear. If you have a tasting room are looking for something which is worth stumbling nice to wear for the upon, and then out of. evening you can head here - there is certainly no Sample several varieties of liquor, and pick a shortage of classy, elegant and sophisticated favourite to bring home as a reminder of the designs. good times had in Marseille.
Photo: Uber Images/Shutterstock.com Photo: 5PH/Shutterstock.com Address: Rue de la Tour, Marseille Address: 108 Quai du Port, Marseille Phone: +33 4 91 90 86 77 Cours Julien Area Internet: www.lamaisondupastis.com If you want smaller shops Galeries Lafayette then head to the Cours Galeries Lafayette is one Julien area, which has a of the most spectacular reputation as an and well-known alternative, bohemian department stores in quarter. The area is also France - there are great for food and antique markets at weekends - multiple spread across come here to nd that one-of-kind vintage the nation. You will nd the most prestigious souvenir or item of clothing. designer and cosmetics labels here. This is also
Photo: View Apart/Shutterstock.com home to huge toy, jewellery, home ware and Address: Cours Julien, Marseille delicatessen departments.
Le Panier Area Photo: Nina Buday/Shutterstock.com Le Panier, Marseille’s Address: 28 Rue Bir Hakeim, Marseille Opening hours: Daily 10am-8pm oldest neighbourhood, is Phone: +33 4 91 56 82 12 the best place for local Internet: www.galerieslafayette.com produce. Rue des Petits Puits and Place des Monoprix Pistoles are good streets Monoprix is one of the for Provençal pottery and shops selling lavender most famous store chains soap and olive-based goodies. Come here to pick in France. Here you can up quintessential local souvenirs. nd everything from food to cosmetics, to interior Photo: GalinaBahlyk/Shutterstock.com design items and Address: Le Panier, Marseille aordable clothing. If designer boutiques prove too pricey, Monoprix is solid alternative to nd Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
nearly anything you're looking for. Centre Valentine and Printemps The well-known Photo: George Rudy/Shutterstock.com Printemps oers a wide Address: 258 Avenue du Prado, Marseille range of fashion items Opening hours: Mon-Sat 8:30am-9:30pm. Sun 9am-1pm Phone: +33 4 91 32 00 50 and accessories. Internet: www.monoprix.fr Printemps is located inside the large Centre Centre Bonneveine Valentine, in the outskirts of Marseille. The In the southern part of shopping centre itself holds a plethora of shops, Marseille, in the eighth including independent boutiques. district to be exact, you can nd the bustling Photo: g-stockstudio / Shutterstock.com Centre Bonneveine. The Address: Traverse de la Sablière, Marseille Opening hours: Lun-Sat 10am-8pm Centre Bonneveine oers Phone: +33 4 91 89 52 03 more than 60 shops, a cinema, several Internet: www.centrevalentine.fr restaurants and a supermarket. It is the best one-stop shopping location in the southern part Cours Julien Market of town. Cours Julien is located near the busy street of Photo: kikovic/Shutterstock.com Cours Lieutaud. This little Address: 112 Avenue de Hambourg, Marseille alley hosts various Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9am-8pm Phone: +33 4 91 16 35 20 markets, one of the most Internet: www.bonneveine.com popular ones being the local farmer’s market on Wednesdays. Come for The Grand Littoral Retail Park fresh, organic local produce and portable edibles In the northern part of to bring home. Marseille the go-to shopping centre is the Photo: Nikolay Dimitrov - ecobo/Shutterstock.com Grand Littoral Retail Address: Cours Julien, Marseille Park. This shopping Prado Market complex is one of the Next to the court house is biggest in Europe. You can nd it all here - the Avenue du Prado fashion, food, eateries, bars, and much more. Market, which oers Come with time to really explore all this almost everything under humongous centre has to oer. the sun - food, clothes,
Photo: Wayne0216/Shutterstock.com knick-knacks, fruits and Address: 11 Avenue de Saint-Antoine, Marseille vegetables. Do not forget to bring your wallet Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9:30am-8pm and a big shopping bag - few have successfully Phone: +33 4 91 09 88 06 ventured out empty-handed. Internet: www.marseille-grand-littoral.fr
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Address: Avenue du Prado, Marseille Passport / Visa France can be visited TOURIST INFORMATION visa-free for up to 90 days by citizens of most European countries, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Israel, UAE and most countries in America. If you are unsure whether or not you need to apply for a visa, we recommend contacting the embassy or consulate
Giancarlo Liguori/Shutterstock.com in your country. International (non-Schengen) travelers need a passport that is valid for at least 3 months after the end of their intended trip in order to enter the Schengen zone. Citizens of Marseille Provence Airport Schengen countries can travel without a Marseille Provence passport, but must have a valid ID with them Airport is located 30 during their stay. kilometres from the town centre. You can take the Photo: TukTuk Design/Shutterstock.com train to reach the city Best Time to Visit centre, and the journey Most people choose July takes approximately half an hour. There are also and August for their stay shuttle buses that run between the airport and in Marseille and Marseille’s train station, Gare Saint Charles. Provence, due to the
pleasant - although From the train station you can easily reach other sometimes very hot - nearby cities. Taxis and car rental companies are represented at the airport. weather, which allows for beautiful days at the beach. However, visiting in May or June can be a Airport taxis great idea as well: the city will be less crowded +33 4 42 88 11 44 and the temperature nicer, spring at its best. www.taxis-aeroport.com Provence's famous lavender elds are in bloom from June to August. Photo: Juan Garces Address: Marseille Provence Airport, Marseille Photo: VectorA/Shutterstock.com Phone: +33 4 42 14 24 44 Internet: www.marseille-airport.com Destination: Marseille Publishing date: 2019-10-07
Public Transport Post The best way to get Look for a yellow mailbox around in Marseille is by if you want to send a using the very eicient letter or postcard. Post metro system which runs Oice: between 6 am and 9 pm. With two lines, it is part of a wider Marseille public transport network (RTM) that includes buses (which run later). The Photo: Andy Fuchs Address: 25 Rue Colbert, Marseille public transport network consist of the metro, Internet: www.laposte.fr buses, trams, trains and ferries. Pharmacy There are dierent types of tickets depending on Pharmacies take turns to your preferences. A useful ticket is the Carte stay open around the Groupe for four to twelve people, which makes a clock. Pharmacie du single journey cheaper. A 24H/72H card is also Vieux Port: available: it allows you to make as many journeys as you like on the RTM network.
Photo: Pierre-Luc Auclair Photo: Gemma Garner Internet: www.rtm.fr/en Address: 4 Quai du Port, Marseille Phone: +33 4 91 91 63 10 Taxi Internet: preparatoire.pharmacie-du-vieux-port.fr Remember that you will Email: [email protected] be charged for suitcases, unless it is hand luggage, Electricity when you order a taxi. 230 V / 50Hz There are 98 taxi stations in Marseille, 31 of which can be phoned.
Taxi Radio Marseille:
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Population Marseille urban area: 1 750 000
Currency Euro (EUR) €1 = 100 cents
Opening hours Normal opening hours for shops are 10 am-7 pm from Monday to Saturday. Some shops might be closed over lunch. On Sundays shops are normally closed or have reduced opening hours.
Newspapers La Provence - www.laprovence.com Marseille Plus - www.marseille-plus.fr Le Monde - www.lemonde.fr Le Figaro - www.lefigaro.fr
Emergency numbers Ambulance: 15 Police: 17 Fire: 18 EU Emergency Number: 112
Tourist information Main Tourist Office 11, la Canebière, Marseille +33 826 500 500 Open: Mon-Sun 9am-6pm [email protected] Dieulefit Aspres-s-Buech
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