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Tourism Marseille: Churches |
Built in 1852, the Basilica holds a Roman and Byzantine style. Come and see the prayers deposited by the sailors, and admire the “Bonne Mère”, a splendid ... |
Jean Cassien founded the abbey in the 5th Century on the banks of the old port. It was constructed over the tomb of Saint Victor, a Roman martyr who died ... |
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Tourism Marseille: Monuments and sites to see |
Resembling an Arc de Triomphe, the Gate of Aix marks the entrance of Marseille. It was erected by Penchaud in the 19th Century to the glory of Republic. ... |
The old fortress built under the reign of Francois I in 1524 became a state prison in the 18th century. The jail became notorious thanks to a novel by ... |
Napoleon III wished to have a palace on the sea shore but never actually went on holidays to it… However, a superb view to the city is available from this ... |
The Palais Longchamp is a beautiful nineteenth-century monument, of Second Empire style which can be visited in Marseille.
From ... |
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Tourism Marseille: Museums |
Just as Marseille itself, the museum offers a wide view to the antic civilisations placed all along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of ... |
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Tourism Marseille: Harbours |
Fishermen`s boats and tourist ships meet and rumble each other if the Mediterranean Sea is in a bad mood.
Every day offers the spectacle of the fishermen ... |
This is the wild part of Marseille with its narrow creeks, its cliffs ornamented with pines, “garrigue” and lavender, facing the Sea, giving us an inebriating ... |
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Tourism Marseille: City's symbol |
The most famous boulevard of the city owes its name to the hemp (canebe in provincial language) which was one of the city`s main resources used for rope ... |
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