Sites and monuments

Since the Middle Ages, it has guarded this passage between the Gulf of Fos and the Etang de Berre. Due to its strategic position for maritime trade ...

The lighthouse stands at the south of La Couronne village, at the eastern entrance of Golfe de Fos.

The picturesque Bird Mirror has made Martigues' international reputation. The ensemble formed by the St Sébastien canal, the bird mirror and the ...

The adventure of the 30-foot Tetrodon begins with Except ... (territories) the association's project through this passage, infranch. An exploration of...

Monument inaugurated on July 2, 1899, dismantled in 1943 under the Vichy regime to be melted down and recovered overnight by the Richaud family. It ...

The stele was installed in commemoration of the inventor of the seaplane who accomplished his first flight over the Étang de Berre on 28 March 1910.

This monument which has not been the subject of reasoned excavations or surveys accurate was dismantled in the 1970s and is found today partially ...

Completed in 1678, this imposing baroque structure stands in the heart of the city. Renovation work was carried out in 2022-2023. Since April 2024, ...

Pointe San Crist extends the ancient town of Martigues to the west. Pointe de l'Île is an artificial peninsula built from 2009 to 2010, measuring 130...

The statuary ensemble has become an essential stop on a visit to Martigues. These are bronze sculptures representing a fishing couple in homage to the...