Tour to explore marseille

Topic	Sites and museums
Departure	MARSEILLE (13)
Details	Marseille has been designated European Capital of Culture in 2013. During a weekend, we invite you to discover Marseille.

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Day 1
Day 2

The Good Mother

For this first day, we suggest you visit the island of If. Then you discover the Notre-Dame de la Garde.

Castle If

Down the Cannebière. Towards the old port. There, you will take a boat to the islands of Friuli. For 10 € 10 round trip, you can explore the island d'If, immortalized in Alexandre Dumas through the Count of Monte Cristo. On-site visit the castle. Discover its history. You also have a view of Marseille, its harbor and the islands of Friuli.

Notre-Dame de la Garde

Back in Marseille, stop for a few moments on the old ports to relax. Then head of the Notre-Dame de la Garde, which became a symbol of the city of Marseille.

In the evening, you shall eat in a restaurant in Marseille and taste necessarily bouillabaisse.

Accommodation nearby

Le Panier

Marseille
01 4 2 51 5 9 44

Palais Longchamp Marseille

Marseille
01 42 51 59 44

Au Cabanon de Malmousque

Marseille
01 42 51 59 44

Larguez les Ämes Art

Marseille
06 13 59 17 35

Panier Marseille

For the second day, you will discover a typical Mediterranean area before leaving the Calanques.

Panier district

Head towards the Panier district of Marseille. Typically Mediterranean, this district is the oldest and most picturesque district of Marseille. Cart enriched by its mysterious stairways, invites passersby to discover each corner. He traveled on foot.

Throughout the course, you will discover the street crates (oldest thoroughfare in the neighborhood, mysterious and typical desire) or the Hôtel Dieu (former courthouse where sits proudly taught to "daisy" motif Marseille artisans in the 18th century).

Calanques

Then towards the Calanques. Unique and unspoiled, the Calanques is a mountain range bordering the Mediterranean Sea extending over nearly 20 km long and between wide 4kilometres Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Evening you can discover on foot along one of the many hiking trails. The departure of the boat trips takes place from the Old Port in Marseille or Cassis town.