SEA, SEA EVERYWHERE The sea as an entry and a meeting point is engrained in the very DNA of Marseille. Founded by Greek colonists 2,600 years ago as a trading post, it is France’s oldest city ...

The cathedral is open every day except ... overlooking the sea and nearby MuCEM. For more information, visit Marseille Tourism's website. Drive a Cabriolet from Marseille to Cassis La Ciotat ...

Marseille's sea ports have played a significant role ... reach up to 84 degrees fahrenheit in the month of July. La Major Cathedral, which was completed in 1893, is a national monument of France.

After a day tour in beautiful Marseille ... on the Viking Sea. From there we had a magnificent view of the 1800s neo-Byzantine Cathedral La Major, which was just a five-minute walk from the ...

Bouillabaisse, a traditional seafood stew, originates in this city and is said to have been invented by its fishermen, who boiled some of their catch in seawater while out at sea. Marseille was ...

“Marseille was born of the sea.” He estimates the basilica’s collection of ex-votos, as the offerings are called, at several thousands, including many in storage. And that’s after those ...

The Olympic flame spent 12 days at sea and crossed the Mediterranean before arriving in the French port of Marseille on a three-mast ship. France is welcoming the torch on Wednesday with a day of ...