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Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste

Marseille Dining at Les Halles de la Major

July 26, 2017

Visitors to Marseille’s MuCEM or the Musée Regards de Provence can eat in either venue, or may like to wander along the main road a little to try Les Halles de la Major which is in the vaults tucked underneath the magnificent 19th century cathedral. Visitor’s Guide to Marseille This market-style dining option in Marseille.

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

Museum of Contemporary Art Hip Hop Exhibition in Marseille

June 23, 2017

This week sees a new expo at MAC, Marseille’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Hip-Hop started in the South Bronx, where, surrounded by economic deprivation, the young generation developed creative ways to party, dance, paint the urban environment and challenge the establishment. It spread, district by district, across New York, animating the metro, nightclubs and trendy art

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Dorothy Garabedian · Explore

Marseille Stories: The last Paysanne of Plan-de-Cuques

June 5, 2017

Contributor blog post by Dorothy Garabedian: You’re wondering: Where or what is Plan-de-Cuques? Well, it’s a town, or rather a suburb – actually a commune north of Marseille – and it has a few secrets. Plan-de-Cuques is not very old in comparison to other French villages, although abundant archeological evidence indicates there has been human habitation

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Jill Barth · Taste · Wines and Spirits of Provence

Discover a World of Wine and Food Flavors in Marseille

May 29, 2017

Contributor blog post by Jill Barth: The Southern French port city of Marseille has been the entry point for the world since the Greeks settled there around 600 BC. The second largest city in France is home to people of scoping nationalities and this diversity makes Marseille the world’s kitchen. Marseille is also in an

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Barefoot Blogger · Soup · Taste

Sete or Marseille Find Out Which One Has the Best Fish Soup

May 23, 2017

While we’re on the subject of Sete from our recent train-from-Barcelona post, there’s a question that fish soup lovers who visit the South of France want to know. What’s the difference between Marseilles’ bouillabaisse and Sete’s fish soup? Which town has the best fish soup? Leave it to Nancy McGee of Absolutely Southern France to

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Guest Post · Inspire · Provencal History & Traditions

Discover Historical Marseille – What Lies Beneath Ground?

April 26, 2017

The 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

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Navette Services from Vieux Port in Marseille this Summer

April 24, 2017

The summer services for the navettes (ferries) which go from the Vieux Port down to Point Rouge or along to L’Estaque and back will start on Saturday 29th April until 1st October. Cost still 5€ each way. If you haven’t tried these short journeys, they are a great way to see the coast.

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