Explore · Guest Post It’s Back! La Navette Maritime or Batobus May 3, 2016…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 …Continue Reading
Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire Book Review: Taste the World in Marseille: Marseille Cuisine by the Marseillais November 13, 2023When you think of global food capitals and delicious street food, does Marseille spring to mind? If not, Taste the World in Marseille: Marseille Cuisine by the Marseillais will convince you to book a trip and stay long enough to explore the city’s neighbourhoods and discover the innovative chefs and cheffes using ingredients from around …Continue Reading
What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur A Sad End for Le Marseillois in the Vieux Port November 18, 2014You probably remember Le Marseillois, the bateau-restaurant moored in the Vieux Port just opposite the Mairie; and you probably remember it sinking on 11th September last year. Since then,no news, but throughout November, the wreck is being dismantle.…Continue Reading
Inspire New in Marseille an Underwater Museum? January 5, 2017Whatever next? Plans are in place for a new tourist attraction in Marseille…an underwater museum. Standing in long boring queues to see artworks will be a thing of the past here – visitors just need diving gear to take the plunge 8m down into the Anse des Catalans.…Continue Reading