Marseille

Directions

BY AIR

• Marseille Airport - Provence

BY SEA

• The Port of Marseille is the top one in France and the Mediterranean, with 200 regular maritime connections: http://www.marseille-port.fr/

BY LAND

• 200 trains daily; train TGV (3 h from Paris): http://www.sncf.com/
• In Marseille coincide the three most important motorways in Europe, linking the city with Spain, Italy and the north of the continent

Currency

euro

Where to sleep

• http://www.marseille-tourisme.com/es/a-marseille/reserva-en-linea/
• www.hotelius.com/  
• www.booking.com/Hoteles

Tourist office

Congress and Tourist bureau; rue de la Canebière, 4; 13001 Marseille; tel. (+33) 04 91 13 89 00; info@marseille-tourisme.com

To visit

Sights

• Old Port: tel. (+33) 04 91 00 00 00
• Historic District (Le Panier): tel. (+33) 04 91 00 00 00
• Basilica Sainte-Marie-Majeur: tel. (+33) 04 91 90 01 82
• Saint-Victor Abbey: http://www.saintvictor.net/
• Chateau d’If: http://www.monuments-nationaux.fr/
• Basilica Notre-Damme de la Garde:  http://www.notredamedelagarde.com/

Museums

Marseille has 21 museums. Among them are:

• Jardin des Vestiges – Port Antique: Greek and Roman ruins; tel. (+33) 04 91 90 42 22.
• Mediterranean Archaeology Museum: http://www.mairie-marseille.fr/
• Marseille History Museum: http://www.marseille.fr/sitevdm
• Museum of the Docks (Roman docks): http://www.mairie-marseille.fr/
• Museum of the Civilizations in Europe and the Mediterranean (MUCEM): http://www.musee-europemediterranee.org/
• Fine Arts Museum: http://www.mairie-marseille.fr/

Also…

• Marseille has more than 400 hectares of parks and gardens (Colline Puget, park Longchamp, park Pastré and others)
• The Corniche Avenue, the Calanques and the Riou Islands make up a beautiful coastal environment close to the city
• In Marseille there are several historic organs distributed in various churches