It’s Back! La Navette Maritime or Batobus
Explore · Guest Post…as it used to be known, comes back into service for the season on Saturday 23rd April.
Boats start at Marseille’s Vieux Port and take 100 passengers to either Pointe Rouge or L’Estaque.
Each journey takes about half an hour and last year cost 5 euros. You get great views from the boats in either direction and both destinations are good for a wander around and lunch in Marseille.
Legal
All rights reserved. Perfectly Provence articles and other content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten (including translations into other languages) or redistributed without written permission. For usage information, please contact us.
Syndication InformationAffiliate Information
As an Amazon Associate, this website earns from qualifying purchases. Some recipes, posts and pages may have affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, we receive a small commission that does not impact your price. Thank you in advance for supporting our work to maintain Perfectly Provence.
Previous Post
Garden Furniture Impulse buy or 3 year searchNext Post
Reasons to Visit Marseille Must See ListRelated Provence Articles
Holiday Planning and Guided Tours in Marseille
January 27, 2016
As France’s second-largest city after Paris, Marseille appears overwhelming with well over 1 million people in the greater metropolitan area (1,831,500 January 2011 census). Marseille has been a port city since 600BC when the Greeks established a trading base in this location. Positioned on the Mediterranean Marseille has long been an entry point for immigrants …
Alfred Lombard in Marseille – Striking Local Colourist
June 2, 2015
Who is Alfred Lombard? I wondered as I visited the Musée Regards de Provence in Marseille this week. It’s a special experience here in the south of France to discover painters, often local, mainly little-known, who turns out to be quite thrilling. And Alfred Lombard is one such. He had a long life from 1884-1973, …
Marseille’s Batobus
April 6, 2015
Oh no Bateaux! …problems in port. Apparently the popular batobus, that runs from the Vieux Port down to Pointe-Rouge in one direction and up to L’Estaque in the other, is losing money big-time. It’s taken 1 million euros in ticket sales but has cost 3.6m euros to operate.…
Top Locals Tips from Three Provencal Artists
November 2, 2015
Famous artists such as Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso and Van Gogh captured the “painter’s light” and the stunning, natural beauty of Provence. Recently, we featured three talented artists based in the South of France a region that continues to inspire and bolster their creative confidence. In case you missed their stories, please read more about Barbara …
No Comment