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Rank GP W D L Pts 1 Paris Saint Germain4 4 0 0 12 2 Marseille4 3 1 0 10 3 Monaco4 3 1 0 10 4 Lens4 2 2 0 8 5 Nice5 2 1 2 7 6 Nantes4 2 1 1 7 7 Reims4 2 1 1 7 8 Rennes4 2 0 2 6 9 Lille4 2 0 2 6 10 Le Havre4 2 0 2 6 11 Strasbourg Alsace4 1 2 1 5 12 Toulouse4 1 2 1 5 13 Lyon4 1 1 2 4 14 Brest4 1 0 3 3 15 Auxerre4 1 0 3 3 16 St Etienne5 1 0 4 3 17 Angers4 0 1 3 1 18 Montpellier4 0 1 3 1 Marseille or Marseilles (French: Marseille; Provençal Occitan: Marselha; see below) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
Seaside, flower-filled streets and natural areas, there's something for everyone. Plan your stay in Marseille : weekends, family holidays, congress and seminars. Find hotels in Marseille, monuments, and all the practical information.
- 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.
- Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde. It’s hard to miss this monument rising above the skyline to the south of the Old Port. It’s a 19th-century neo-Byzantine church 150 metres above the water, with a large golden statue of the Virgin and Child at the top of its tower to watch over Marseille’s maritime communities.
- Calanques National Park. Marseille’s southern and eastern suburbs brush up against an area of exceptional natural beauty. The Calanques are craggy white limestone cliffs and creeks reaching gargantuan heights and descending sharply to the sea.
- Musée d’Histoire de Marseille. It can be difficult to get your head around Marseille’s 26 centuries of history, but this first-rate museum near the Old Port will help.
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.
2 days ago · Marseille, city, capital of Bouches-du-Rhône département, southern France, and also the administrative and commercial capital of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, one of France’s fastest growing régions. Located west of the French Riviera, Marseille is one of the major ports of the Mediterranean Sea.
Stretch your legs away from the big-city chaos and discover more of southern France with these top day trips from Marseille.
May 24, 2022 · Get to know all the wonderful things that make Marseille unique with our guide to the top experiences in this glorious port city.