Marseilles – Tips
Transport
Getting There
| By Train | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Via | Time | Time |
| Calais | via Dijon: A2, A26, A5, A31, A6, A7 | 9 hours | via Paris: 5:30 hours |
| Paris | A6-A7 | 7 hours | TGV: 3:30 hours |
| Dieppe | via Paris: A150, A13, A6, A7 | 9 hours | via Rouen and Paris: 6:30 hours |
| Le Havre | via Paris: A13, A6, A7 | 9 hours | TGV direct: 6:30 hours |
| Cherbourg | via Le Mans: N13, A84, A88, A28, A85, A71, A72, A47, A7 | 10:15 hours | via Paris: 7:30 hours |
By Airplane
From both Paris airports, many flights per day, direct to Marseilles. 1 hour 15. The airport also as many international flights daily.
Within Marseilles
There is a very good transportation system in Marseilles, with a very good and encompassing bus route and two metro lines. Prices are cheap.
Restaurants
Marseilles, particularly the old centre and harbour, has many restaurants catering to all tastes.
TIP: If you are going to eat in a restaurant in Marseilles, you will need to try a Bouillabaisse, a meal invented in Marseilles. You will not regret it. One of the top places to eat is the Miramar located at the old harbour. It’s expensive, but worth it.
Things To See/Things To Do
- Visit Chateau d’If (a must)
- Walk the Corniche du President John Fitzgerald Kennedy for 3.5 kms to take in the views.
One of the beaches along the Corniche Kennedy Boulevard of Marseilles
- Walk around the old harbour
- Visit Fort Saint-Jean and its museums
- Visit the majestic Sainte-Marie-Majeure Cathedral
Sainte-Marie-Majeure Cathedral of Marseilles
- Visit the famous Notre-Dame de la Garde church
- Eat a Bouillabaisse
WARNING: When visiting Marseilles, stay will inside the lower city. Straying out to the upper levels or suburbs is dangerous since Marseilles’ other reputation is that of a very violent city with many gang murders and shootings. Most of the drugs brought into France come via Marseilles. In the city centre and lower parts (old harbour area), you are quite safe.
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