The sun never shines on the façade of the Municipal Opera House in Marseille because the building faces north (or more precisely north-northwest). So whatever time of day you take a picture, it will always be in the shade. This was not seen as a problem in 1786, when the Read More …
The Marseille Office of Tourism offers a variety of guided walking tours of various parts of the city. The exact dates and times are listed on their website www.marseille-tourisme.com and in the folders that they publish six times a year. The price per person is ten Euros (as of 2018). Read More …
There really are some bicycle lanes in Marseille — but not nearly enough and not where people need them. My lead photo is from the Marseille district of Joliette, near the new urban development project Euroméditerranée. I actually rode on this particular bike lane, which was fine except that it Read More …
The Basilica Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde is on the highest hill in Marseille, 162 meters above sea level, so it can be seen from most places in the city and the harbor. It is a colorful, friendly church nicknamed “The Good Mother”. Even secular people tend to like it and feel that it Read More …
The island of IF (that’s really what it’s called) is the second smallest of the Frioul Islands, located four kilometers from the entrance to Marseille harbor. It is best known for the formidable castle where Edmond Dantès was imprisoned in the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Read More …
This is the main railway station for Marseille, Gare Saint Charles. In a typical hour, trains arrive from Avignon, Brussels, Le Havre, Paris, Toulon, Bordeaux, Lyon, Aix-en-Provence and Hyeres. And once a day there is even a direct train from Frankfurt am Main. As you can see from the first Read More …