Marseille is still serving must-try bouillabaisse passed down through generations, plus more modern dishes from Provençal produce, a vast supply of fresh seafood, and many cultures influencing the ...

The statue of the Virgin Mary that has kept watch over the French port city of Marseille and its seafarers for more than a ...

Built in 1660 by Louis XIV, Fort Saint-Jean is a well-preserved fortress guarding Marseille at the entrance to the Old Port. Interestingly, it was built not to keep invaders at bay but to tamp ...

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Outside, sailboats pack the Vieux-Port ... dominate the Marseille skyline, a distinction long reserved for the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde. When I arrived at the old abattoirs there ...

Then it will be carried by the Olympic torch to Athens and across the Mediterranean to the famed Old Port of Marseille, where the flame will be greeted by an armada of boats along the French ...