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Plan your stay in Marseille, the bustling, multi-faceted city with seaside, flower-filled streets and natural areas. Discover the events, exhibitions, activities and hotels in Marseille and its surroundings.
Découvrez Marseille, sa Méditerranée, son patrimoine, ses traditions et ses événements culturels. Réservez votre hôtel, votre activité ou votre billet pour profiter de la ville aux multiples facettes.
- Find The Best Spots to Watch The Setting Sun
- Savor Marseille Flavors at An Open-Air Market
- Sail to Château d’If
- Dive Into Ancient Mediterranean Civilization at Mucem
- View Prehistoric Cave Art at Cosquer Méditerranée
- Lose Yourself in Le Panier’S Rabbit Warren
- Experience Bouillabaisse in Every Guise
- Walk on The Wild Side in Les Calanques
- Shop in The Quartier Des Créateurs
- Dance Until Dawn on An Urban Rooftop
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End sultry summer days with locals on the chase for le plus beau (most beautiful) sunset. It’s a stiff hike up to the city’s highest point, crowned by the opulent Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde, but the bird’s-eye views of the golden city at sunset are hard to beat. Nearby, the fashionable pavement terrace of Café de l’Abbaye ogles at the Vieux P...
There’s far more than fish and seafood in Marseille’s stockpot of culinary flavors. Eyeing up trays of ice and plastic crates displaying the catch of the day at the morning fish market on Quay des Belges is an intrinsic part of the Vieux Port experience. But to appreciate the port city’s full ethnic diversity, mooch the souq-esque labyrinth of open...
No exploration of the seething Vieux Port – Marseille’s hectic heart and soul – is complete without a shortboat trip to the photogenic island fortress of Château d’If, immortalized in Alexandre Dumas’ 1844 classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo. The dark grizzly tales of various prisoners incarcerated in cells here are as compelling as the gloriou...
Marseille’s ancient Mediterranean heritage comes to life inside its sharpest contemporary museum. For a unique perspective of top-drawerMusée des Civilisations d’Europe et de la Méditerranée, follow the footpath that helter-skelters between the glass wall of the cube-shaped building and its outer lace shell, designed in high-tech black concrete to ...
From MuCEM, head next door to hi-techCosquer Méditerranée– the exciting new occupant of Villa Méditerranée, a contemporary white structure with a spectacular cantilever overhanging an ornamental pool. Opened in June 2022, the groundbreaking museum takes visitors into a replica of some of the world’s rarest Paleolithic art, engraved and painted by p...
The spot first settled by the ancient Greeks, gold-stone Le Panier or “The Basket” is named for its steep streets that smooch slowly uphill, where you'll find dusty sun-blazed squares, linen-strung back alleys and the occasional low-key cafe. Allow ample time to explore the art and archaeology museums insideLa Vieille Charité, Le Panier’s original ...
Tracking down the “best” bouillabaisse in Marseille can inspire obsessive behavior among visiting epicureans. If your budget is bottomless, Michelin-starred L’Épuisette and Le Rhulare flawless addresses to sample the old-timer fish stew that traditionally includes four different types of fish and is served as two distinct courses (fish soup as entr...
Marseille’s great green escape is the Parc National des Calanques, an almost miraculous mashup of herbal-scented Mediterranean scrub, pine-strewn promontories, shimmering limestone cliffs and teeny clandestine coves cradling pocket-handkerchief beaches and sun-spangled jewel-blue water. The best known (Calanques de Morgiou,Sormiou and d’En Vau) get...
Explore the city’s bohemian heart with a shopping spree in Noailles’ creative backstreets. Boutiques specializing in vintage fashion – Sepia Swing Club for old-world glamor, Lilou Vintage for cool 1970s pieces, Marcel et Simonefor 1940s to 1990s secondhand – are plentiful in the narrow and colorful, mural-tagged lanes around throbbing Cours Julien....
Nightlife in France’s second-largest metropolis, with its small but friendly LGBTIQ+ scene and world-class electro and world music, seduces party lovers from all over the globe. In summer, the cutting-edge scene comes into its own when the dance party moves outside onto urban rooftops. April to October, catch top French and African artists and DJs ...
Discover the best of the Provençal capital, from its ancient port and cultural museums to its diverse cuisine and sunset views. Explore the city's history, heritage and diversity with tips on markets, islands, caves and more.
What to see and what to do to make sure you don’t miss out on the essentials of Marseille? Discover the must-see places that contribute to the influence of a city with more than 26 centuries of history.
- Pick the right neighborhood to stay in – they’re wildly different! Where you stay in Marseille can be the difference between a fabulous and frightful holiday.
- Book a table at the city’s foodie hot spots. Ample bistros and restaurants require no table reservation. But to ensure you don’t miss out on the perfect bouillabaisse (consider L’Epuisette, Le Petit Nice or Le Grand Bar des Goudes), best pizza (Chez Saveur, Chez Étienne and Pizzeria Bonne Mère are legendary), or the sensational grassroots gastronomy of talented chefs such as Alexandre Mazzia (AM) and Coline Faulquier (Signature), book tables a couple of weeks in advance.
- Plan an itinerary beyond the Vieux Port. The blockbuster sights around the Vieux Port – MuCEM and Fort St-Jean, Basilique Notre Dame de Garde, Le Panier – are a Marseille rite of passage.
- Consider buying a Marseille City Pass. If you’re planning on taking in most key sights, buy a Marseille City Pass online or at the tourist office. Valid for one to three days, the pass covers museum admissions, unlimited public transport, public-bike shares, a guided city tour and a Château d’If boat trip.
Marseille, France. Travelers visit the port city of Marseille, the third largest city in France, for the meeting of style and history. The bay, flanked by Fort Saint-Nicolas, and Fort Saint-Jean shelters the Castle of If, from Count of Monte Cristo fame.
Apr 29, 2023 · Lets explore the best things to do in Marseille: 1. Old Port Source: Pani Garmyder / Shutterstock Old Port. Marseille’s massive rectangular port has been trading for 2,600 years, and is more of a whole district than a single sight. On three sides are quays with broad promenades enclosed mostly 18th-century former warehouses.
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