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Week-end in Marseille

Planning a weekend break in Marseille? Check out our guide and find good deals to organise your weekend: things to do, places to go, a festival that's on … There's also information on accommodation: hotels, gîtes, guesthouses (B&B) in Marseille…

Weekends in Marseille

Marseille

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Martigues Marché aux poissons
Martigues Marché de Jonquières
Marseille Marché du Prado
Marseille Marché de La Plaine
Marseille Marché des Capucins
Marseille Joseph Garibaldi- le Midi paisible
Marseille Friedensreich Hundertwasser : Le rêve de la couleur
Marseille Festival International des Musiques d' Aujourd'hui
Marseille 13e Festival de Musique Sacrée
Port de Bouc Salon méditerranéen des arts plastiques
Marseille 4e Edition du Printemps de l'Art Contemporain

Marseille

Weekends in Marseille

On foot, by bus, by boat or by train, spend a weekend discovering the oldest city in France, aplace with its own values, history and lifestyle. Marseille is unlike any other city in the world;It's full of contrasts and proud of its identity! It's atypical. It's cosmopolitan. And it's full of life.A weekend in Marseille means two days of sea and shopping, creeks and museums, natureand history.

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A weekend break in Marseille

To spend a weekend in Marseille, start by choosing a small hotel a mere stone’s throw from the Old Harbour so that you can make the best of all that’s on offer.

On the programme for your weekend:
- a trip round the Old Harbour in a traditional boat (a “pointu”): see Marseille’s historic monuments from the sea (the forts, City Hall, St. Victor’s Abbey etc.) and enjoy the skipper’s racy commentary.
- visit Marseille’s local history museum (Musée d’histoire de Marseille) and the “garden of ruins” (Jardin des vestiges) to learn about the fascinating history of France’s oldest city (founded in 600 B.C.) and see reminders of occupation by the Ancient Greeks and Romans.
- Go shopping in Rue de la Tour or Cours Julien (designer luxury), Rue Saint Ferréol or Rue de la République (you can find anything and everything here) and Rue Paradis (leading brand names and luxury goods). Then, if you’re really mad about clothes, visit the Fashion Museum (Musée de la Mode) on the Canebière!
- Take a stroll round Le Panier, the picturesque district that is the oldest in Marseille.
- Climb up to Notre-Dame de la Garde, the “Good Mother” who keeps watch over the city. There’s a fabulous view of the harbour from up here.

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