Explore · Guest Post · Stay Fit Water Cycling in Marseille October 4, 2014Have you ever cycled in a boat? Through a shopping centre, hospital or station? Thought not. Your chance comes on Sunday 5th October with the 5th annual Vélotour which sounds like the best fun.…Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post Direct Train Marseille-Milan January 6, 2015Today, we see the launch of a new direct train service between Marseille and Milan by thello. It takes just over seven hours, and the train calls in at all major stations on the Cote D’Azur, then Italian centres like Ventimiglia, San Remo, Genoa and Milan. Costs between 30-70€ each way.…Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · Provencal History & Traditions Discover Historical Marseille – What Lies Beneath Ground? April 26, 2017The tourists sitting in the sun outside cafés in the Place aux Huiles and the Cours Estienne d’Orves probably don’t realise that they are perched above an ancient system of canals that dates back at least to Roman times. I am indebted to the website ‘Made in Marseille’ for the super photos from the Marseille …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Why Pay a Visit to Chez Etienne Restaurant in Marseille’s Le Panier Quartier February 20, 2018Peter Mayle once wrote that Chez Etienne was his favourite Marseille restaurant for lunch and it seems he is not alone. As the locals say, ‘Il faut absolument passer, un fois, dans sa vie, chez Etienne’. Even Gault & Millau call it a ‘veritable institution’. Mayle was charmed by the old owner’s stance: no telephone, …Continue Reading
