One of Marseille's popular tourist destinations is a stroll through the Old Port. You can start by visiting the market, where all kinds of seafood are sold: oysters, mussels, crabs and much more. By the way, your purchase will also be cooked here if you wish.
Continue to the forts of St. Nicholas and St. John, and then look into the bay where Francis Drake, Queen Elizabeth's favorite pirate, once docked. You can finish this Marseille itinerary in the north of the Old Port with a trip to the Basilica du Nord-Dame de la Garde to the east, a climb up La Canbrière Boulevard or a boat ride.
An interesting walking route around Marseille starts from Avignon, the "seat of the popes". It was here, fearing political repression, that Pope Clement V fled in 1309. Since then, seven popes have succeeded to the Holy See here.
Two more walking routes in Marseille that will leave a lot of unforgettable impressions:
- Fontaine des Four Nations in Cassis - Castrum fortress - Cretov road (here it's better to drive up, but you can also walk - with stops) - "Crown of Charlemagne" cliff - viewpoints.
- Walk through the Lonshan Palace with visits to the Natural History Museum and the Museum of Art, the Zoological Garden and the Observatory, viewing the central fountain, the Arc de Triomphe and the colonnades.
