Marseille is going straight – cultured, even. New museums and galleries sprout. Trendy restaurants and bars abound. Hotel openings bang into one another. The 21st-century city is recapturing the ...

"Are there still real Marseille locals living here, or is it mostly Airbnbs?" Lucile, a tourist visiting for the weekend, asks the question as she strolls through Le Panier, the city's oldest ...

The Old Port is the city's cultural beating heart and visiting is one of the best things to do in Marseille - Xantana The key attraction of Marseille is the city itself – the atmosphere, flux and ...

Where the Abbaye Saint Victor is unembellished in its design, the Cathédrale de la Major is ornate. But it's also younger: The Cathédrale de la Major was built in the mid- to late 19th century, and ...

Built in 1660 by Louis XIV, Fort Saint-Jean is a well-preserved fortress guarding Marseille at the entrance to the Old Port. Interestingly, it was built not to keep invaders at bay but to tamp down a ...

Marseille was the place to be this summer, but while plenty of us enjoyed it as a summer vacay spot, the influx of visitors means it’s hardly surprising that the French city is the latest destination ...

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