An exceptional heritage in Marseille - Page 2

Museum offers a wide range of the Art of Mediterranean countries. A full departement is devoted to Egypt.

The Canebière was built in 1666 when Louis XIV gave instructions for the city to be increased in size. The name comes from the Provençal "Canebe" ...

The fort consists of Fort d'Entrecasteaux above and Fort Ganteaume below. Strategically located at the entrance to the Vieux Port, this fort was built...

The new cathedral "La Major" was built by Léon Vaudoyer between 1852 and 1893 in a romano-byzantine style.

The Marseille soap museum offers a unique tour inside the Savonnerie du midi factory

The Place Général de Gaulle is an easy and important landmark in downtown Marseille, near the Old Port: it overlooks the famous Canebière and faces...

Located in the district of " Le Panier", this old hospice of the 17th century is composed of several wings closed on the outside and opened on a ...

On the site of the Arsenal des Galères installed by Louis XIV, there is now a large Italian-style pedestrian square designed and lit by the architect...

The neo-gothic church at the end of the 19th century was designed by" Abbé Pougnier", builder of numerous religious buildings in Algeria, Tunisia and...

In 1516, François I, King of France, stopped in Marseille after the victory of Marignan. From the island of If, he studied the city's defenses and ...

Mucem has a conservation and resource centre located in La Belle de Mai' district not far from the train station Saint-Charles.

New landmark on the Old Port designed by the British Norman Foster, the 22m by 48m Ombrière has a triple function.

On the quai du Port, in the old city, the Panier district tells the story of Marseille.

The museum retraces life in the Marseille regions from th e 18 th to the 19 th century: furniture, costumes and objects recreating the traditional ...