City beaches. Marseille’s coast may lack the glamour of Saint-Tropez and Antibes, but its 21 beaches still provide a change of pace. Those of the Prado are the largest, while Plage des Catalans ...

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 ...

InterContinental Marseille Hôtel-Dieu 1 Place Daviel, 13002 Marseille, France; The conversion of a 17th-century hospital into Marseille's most ambitious hotel could have gone terribly wrong.

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Discover Marseille, the oldest port city in France and a gem of the Mediterranean. Explore its main tourist spots like the Old Port (Vieux-Port), the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde, the district ...

Marseille Airport was temporarily closed on Tuesday due to a wildfire raging close to the southern French port city. An ...

The women in light cardigans and breezy bouffants slice fish from belly to jaw, gutting and cleaning, and I try not to flinch. The sound of live ones flopping on aluminum scales takes on a rhythm ...

Despite the shootings and the drug gangs tourism revenue in Marseille is on the rise, suggesting the city might just have something going for it. Locals and tourist chiefs say it's time to put ...

Marseille’s makeover: The gritty French city has been spruced up – and is becoming a culinary hotspot. Mal Rogers reveals how he has watched the French city 'change and grow' ...

While Marseille’s tourism industry brings about seven per cent of its earnings to the local economy each year, the sheer number of annual tourists – around 5 million – majorly exceeds the ...

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