France
Marseille
Bouillabaisse and the Calanques.
France's oldest city, a gritty-glamorous port and the white limestone Calanques.
Marseille is France's oldest city and its least polished, a working port with real edge and real soul. The Vieux-Port and the Le Panier quarter sit below the golden Notre-Dame de la Garde; just east, the Calanques are a national park of white limestone fjords plunging into turquoise water. The bouillabaisse here is the original.
What you’ll do
·Vieux-Port & Le Panier
·Calanques boat trip
·Notre-Dame de la Garde
·Bouillabaisse lunch
Why it’s special
The Calanques
Limestone fjords of turquoise water just east of the city.
Vieux-Port & Le Panier
The old harbour and the oldest, most characterful quarter.
Notre-Dame de la Garde
A golden basilica on the hill with the city at its feet.
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