MARSEILLE Press kit 2020 2020 PRESS kit >> summary INTRO 1 MARSEILLE, SOME FIGURES 2 MARSEILLE, A CONNECTED CITY 3-4 MARSEILLE, IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA 5-6 MARSEILLE, CRUISE PORT 7 MARSEILLE, URBAN TRAIL 8 MARSEILLE, A BUSINESS CITY 9-10 THE MUST-SEES 11 26 CENTURIES OF HISTORY: FROM MASSALIA TO MARSEILLE 12 THE CALANQUES NATIONAL PARK 13-14 EUROMÉDITERRANÉE, BUSINESS DISTRICT 15-16 ART, HERITAGE AND EXPERIENCE 17-20 CITÉ RADIEUSE LE CORBUSIER 21-22 THE BEST PLACES TO SHOP, 23-24 DISTRICT PER DISTRICT THE MOST COMMON CLICHÉS OF MARSEILLE 25-26 ENJOY YOUR MEAL! 27-30 ALL NIGHT LONG 31-32 CITY GUIDE 33-34 MARSEILLE AND SO MUCH MORE BESIDES 35-36 USEFUL INFORMATION 37 2 marseille >> in figures Intro Founded The leading After focussing much of 2019 on the Marseille, the beautiful city, the glowing city, the 2,600 years ago Marseille Provence Gastronomie and nefarious city... It is known as one of the top Marseille is the most ancient city Cruise the fascinating encounters, it’s now European cities to visit, it is open to the world and in France Port in France MANIFESTA plays on striking contrasts and intriguing paradoxes. time for to come to th Marseille. The city has a rich heritage and deeply rooted and 4 traditions, but that doesn’t necessarily make it less nd in the Mediterranean Those who are passionate about of a visionary and it is a place that is constantly 2 biggest contemporary art, as well as complete evolving and developing. city in France beginners, put these dates in you Going beyond borders, the Phocaean city is a nd diary, from the 7th June to the 1st 869,994 inhabitants in 2019, 2 November! melting pot of cultures, colours, languages, history and 1.8 million inhabitants for the The very exclusive, nomadic European and strengths. Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis city in France Biennial of Contemporary Art was for filming with 436 films first created in 1996 in Rotterdam, Due to the fact that there is a place in Marseille and it has chosen to come to France for people from all backgrounds and thanks to th the international aspect of the city, there have 57 KM for the 13 edition, to Marseille. 136 This cultural 5-month long festival been more and more sporting, cultural and festive of coastline promises to bring a rich and dynamic events held here since 2013: European Capital of hotels Culture, then, the host city for the football Euro including 20 kilometres programme of events to Marseille of the Calanques or 9,312 rooms and the surrounding area. 2016, European Capital of Sport in 2017, Capital of Love in 2018 to name but a few. Just like the city, it is multifaceted and The city is becoming more and more significant eclectic – MANIFESTA 13 with the and the locals prouder than ever of their city, with 300 16 catchy title: Traits d’union.s (hyphen the MANIFESTA 13 festival in 2020, the Rugby arrondissements, in French) World Cup in 2023, the sailing and football events days of sunshine , shall bring a new per year perspective to the issue of “being for the Olympic Games in 2024. 111 together” and the reality of the social districts climate in Marseille, through three all with a unique identity programmes (Trait d’union.s, Le 5 million Tiers Programme and Les Parallèles du Sud) which will all include tourists contemporary art exhibitions, music, in 2019 sea water at 24° design, performances and theatre… in the summer 2020 PRESS KIT MARSEILLE METROPOLITAN TOURIST OFFICE AND CONVENTION BUREAU Press contact: [email protected] Tel.: + 33 (0)4 91 13 99 73 - www.marseille-tourisme.com >> Marseille, a connected city 4 The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis is an ideal Motorway network location in terms of accessibility, from land, air or sea, making it a strategic French and international destination. 3 motorways linking Spain, Italy and Northern Europe meet in Marseille, providing extremely convenient access to some of the region's leading destinations: Marseille-Provence Airport 1 hour to reach the Camargue and Avignon www.marseille.aeroport.fr 1 hour 30 to escape to Saint-Tropez Marseille-Provence Airport is the main natural gateway 2 hours to bask on the French Riviera to the Mediterranean with over 170 destinations served 2 hours 30 to swish down the slopes of the top ski by scheduled direct flights, operated by 35 airlines and resorts linking 33 countries, including: 20 daily connections between Paris and Marseille By train (flight time: 1 hour 15 minutes) Marseille is: 54 scheduled low-cost destinations in 1hr40 from Lyon, 3hrs from Paris (17 TGV high-speed France, Europe and Morocco trains per day), 3.5hrs from Geneva, 5.5hrs from Brussels, 6.5hrs from London, 8 long-haul destinations in Canada, the Middle 7.5hrs from Milan, 8hrs from Frankfurt … East, the Indian Ocean and Africa... The airport's two terminals were used by over 10 million passengers in 2019: Getting around Marseille Terminal AMP1 - This premium terminal is reserved Urban Marseille: for traditional airlines and offers a high level of services: Marseille is easy to navigate by public transport, bike VIP reception, lounges, priority boarding, group services or car, with its 2 metro lines, 3 tram routes, 1,000 bikes etc.) distributed via 130 bike points, 88 bus routes and 15 car parks providing nearly 10,000 parking spaces. Since Terminal AMP2 - Europe's No. 1 low-cost air 2019, you can also get about on self-service electric terminal reserved for economy flights scooters. €1⁄2 billion in investments by 2026...including 220 million Maritime Marseille: for an extension which will be built by Norman Foster From spring to autumn, two maritime shuttles provide between 2016 and 2026. a service between Vieux-Port, Pointe-Rouge (then a shuttle service to Les Goudes Harbour) and Vieux-Port/ Airport links to Marseille City Centre Estaque. (30km) The ferry, beloved by Marcel Pagnol, runs to and fro Airport shuttle service between the City Hall and the Place aux Huiles. This (every 10 minutes from 3:30am to 0:10am) return journey is available 7 days a week, from 7:30am By TER regional rail network (over 71 trains a day) to 8:30pm, at a price of €0.50cents a crossing. By hire car (the airport has 11 rental companies) By taxi, with 86 vehicles available 24/7. 2020 PRESS KIT MARSEILLE METROPOLITAN TOURIST OFFICE AND CONVENTION BUREAU Movable tourist board during summer. Press contact: [email protected] Tel.: + 33 (0)4 91 13 99 73 - www.marseille-tourisme.com >> Marseille, in front of the camera 6 Marseille has advantages that nowhere else can offer: its This media centre houses film sets, companies specialised own special photogenic quality, unparalleled musicality, in audio-visual, motion capture studios and special effects and light effects that take your breath away. studios, and forms the perfect connection between the For as long as we can remember, authors, screenwriters film and audio-visual industry and the digital world. and film producers have been taking inspiration from the streets of the Phocaean city, the Vieux-Port and the exceptional natural decor: the sheer cliffs and hills of Marseille is planning for the future Provence, not-to-mention the isles of Frioul, this place has it all! Over the last few years, Marseille has certainly been in the spotlight, but the city has also been developing its own Marseille is today the second most popular city in France screens to satisfy the new needs of the market and new for cinema, television, web series and adverts. In 10 years, cultural preferences. the figures have tripled and in 2019, a whopping 436 From the very intimate cinema La Baleine to the films were filmed there. innovative EuropaCorp La Joliette, not-to-mention the recently renovated cinema Les Variétés, Marseille is Marseille has become known for a number of films enjoying its very own booming trend! including the Pagnol trilogy, the great “A Bout de Souffle” In 2021, Artplexe, a new place dedicated to cinema by Jean-Luc Godard or “Taxi”, and more recently “La will complete the collection of venues with 7 screens, French”. The Metropolis has actually become a regular a brasserie, a bar, a panoramic restaurant and various destination for all kinds of filming. It is estimated that this cultural shops. To top it all off, there are already plenty brings 83 million euros per year to the area. A booming of events scheduled to liven up this future hotspot of industry that brings with it huge potential in terms Marseille. of culture, attractiveness and employment, perfectly illustrated at the Pôle Média de la Belle de Mai. 436 film shootings 1,250 days of filming including 15 feature-length films or +150 days of filming (Gloria Mundi, Inséparables, Bac Nord, Bronx, compared to 2018 Stillwater…) €21,900,000 invested 12 TV fiction shows in employment or 289 episodes (Plus belle la vie, Caïn, Léo Mattei, État d’urgence) 13,642 extras from the local area 19 short films 662 actors and actresses from the local area 2020 PRESS KIT Notre-Dame de la Garde MARSEILLE METROPOLITAN TOURIST OFFICE AND CONVENTION BUREAU Press contact: [email protected] Tel.: + 33 (0)4 91 13 99 73 - www.marseille-tourisme.com >> Marseille, cruise port >> Marseille, urban trail 8 With 57km of coastline, 10,000 hectares of green and European Capital of Culture, the city has become a natural areas and 300 days of sunshine on average per new “prestigious” destination. This status has been FACE THE WAVES AND THE WIND AND HOLD ON TIGHT year, Marseille has everything for an “easy-going” way of well and truly confirmed with the arrival of new 4 and life.