Step Back to The Beginning of Time Back at Musée d’ Histoire de Marseille

Marseille is the oldest town in France, so when you walk along by the Vieux Port, you are following in the footsteps of Greek fishermen, shopkeepers, sailors and traders who established their colony in 600 BC.  They, and the Romans who arrived later have left traces that emerge so often when a new building takes place.

Visit the Musée d’ Histoire de Marseille, one of the largest museums in Europe. This museum received funding ahead of the Year of Culture (2013) to improve and modernize the displays. If you are interested in history, add this museum to your “must-see” list. The collection includes over 4000 artifacts covering 26 centuries of human settlement in Marseille (Greek: Massalia). The museum is steps from the Vieux Port, and Lynne confirmed it is worth a visit.

Visitor Information

Musée d’ Histoire de Marseille
2 Rue Henri Barbusse, 13001 Marseille
Tel. +33 (0)4 91 55 36 63
Hours: Open Tuesday through Sunday, 10h to 18h

While you are in Marseille

Deborah, the Barefoot Blogger, spends a Weekend in Marseilles and discovers its stormy past and brilliant future.

Marseille Stories: The last Paysanne of Plan-de-Cuques. Looking around France’s second-largest city it is hard to think of anything but a large urban centre. Dorothy Garabedian shares her visit to this tiny commune on the fringe of Marseille.

Discover Historical Marseille – What Lies Beneath Ground? Lynne shares more historical information, about the ancient Roman canals of Marseille.

Beaches, islands and museums and other reasons to visit Marseille.

And, then there is bouillabaisse.

Saint-Tropez - Jewel of the French Riviera: Full day tour with a winery visit

Spend your day as a movie star in Saint-Tropez! The departure is set early in the morning to avoid the traffic towards the legendary town, with which a thousand stories are associated. The experience will start with a tour of this enchanting small fishing town of Saint-Tropez, which inspired numerous painters and whose beauty of the port always attracted the cinematographic world.

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