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Explore · Guided Holiday Tours · Keith Van Sickle

See Prehistoric Art in the Cosquer Cave in Marseille

October 21, 2022

In 1991, Henri Cosquer made a remarkable discovery: he found a grotto filled with prehistoric paintings. Even more remarkable is that the cave is only accessible via an underwater passageway. Diving Discovery Cosquer was a professional diver, leading underwater tours around the Calanques National Park near Marseille. He also dove for pleasure, exploring the nooks

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Learning French · Virginie Van Der Wees

Discovering Marseille Learn French on Holiday in Provence

September 28, 2022

During Angela’s French immersion holiday in Provence, we set off one day to discover Marseille’s highlights, including its Bonne Mere – Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde. French Immersion Hello. My name is Angela. I’m in Provence again this year for an immersion holiday with Virginie. We decide to go visit Marseille that day. When

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Explore · Guest Post

Summer Access to the Calanques Near Marseille

August 5, 2022

Access to the Calanques National Park is controlled this summer due to damage to the ecosystem caused by the burgeoning numbers of visitors and increasing fire risks.  The Calanque de Sugiton, which used to attract up to 2,500 people daily, is limited to 400 entries in peak season. Pre-booking one of the free passes is

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Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur

Amazing Cosquer Mediterranée in Marseille Immersive Experience

April 14, 2022

Cosquer Mediterranée recreates the prehistoric cave paintings which exist 35 metres below sea level near Marseille in an underwater labyrinth investigated by speleologist Henri Cosquer. Of course, 20,000 years ago, the cave-dwellers could wander in and out of these dwellings where they drew the wildlife of their habitat: sea animals, bison, penguins, horses and seals.

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Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire · William Adams

My Visit to Paul Cézanne’s l’Estaque in Marseille

January 18, 2022

I’m up early, driving to l’Estaque. Heavy traffic along the Autoroute to Marseille, but not nearly what it will be during rush hour. I arrive around 7:45, with the sun just above the horizon. Visiting Cézanne’s L’Estaque I head first to Corbières at the eastern edge of the village. Cézanne explored and painted along the

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Local Food Producers · Taste

In Search of Bouillabaisse in Marseille

July 8, 2021

Bouillabaisse is Marseille’s signature dish. However, a bit like the city that proclaims to be its birthplace, bouillabaisse is a riddle. Is it a stew or a soup? Is it a noble dish or peasant food? Was it created by the invading Greeks or by hungry fishermen? Is it even from Marseille? “Everyone has his

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Living in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities

Welcome to Marseille so Many Reasons to Visit

May 6, 2021

France’s second-largest city – Marseille – had an image problem, not helped by its setting for gangster and crime movies. But ask any local this city is pure magic. Situated on the Mediterranean, Marseille residents can swim at their favourite beach before work and watch the sunset at another with a glass of pastis in

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