Marseille is
an old city, with plenty of things to do that will keep tourists entertained
for days. We have compiled a list of the best attractions in the city, so those
who are pressed for time can pick and choose what they like best. There are
many famous things to do in Marseille you just need to find the best for you.
Like many
other port around the world, Marseille long had a reputation for seediness and
crime. And there is still a curiosity about the city today, which is no bad
thing. It lends Marseille a rakish character and gives it an intoxicating assiduity
and color.
You can see
it all in neighbourhoods like Le Panier, Noailles and La Paine and their shops,
markets and cafes. The Old Port has been in use since 600BC, and if you are
inspired by the great age of France’s oldest city there is a wonderful choice
of museums that will send you back in time.
If we talk about the key attraction of Marseille it is the city itself – the atmosphere, flux and throbbing beat of a big port city. The place lives and works essentially in the present, and has done for the past two and a half millennia. Almost despite itself, though, it has accumulated a backlog of culture – to which Marseille’s stint as European Capital of Culture in 2013 brought a certain amount of coherence and much pizzaaz. From wandering along the Old Port to getting lost in the colors and smells in Le Panier, there’s a wealth of cultures and communities to explore.
