Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Marseille, France

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Number of sights 18 sights
Distance 7.5 km
Ascend 203 m
Descend 170 m

Explore Marseille in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in MarseilleIndividual Sights in Marseille

Sight 1: Grotte Cosquer

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Grotte Cosquer Cosquer Méditerranée / CC BY-SA 4.0

Cosquer Méditerranée is an interpretation centre located at the Villa Méditerranée, in Marseille, in the Bouches-du-Rhône region. Opened to the public on June 4, 2022, it houses a partial replica of the Cosquer Cave and its most striking cave works.

Wikipedia: Cosquer_Méditerranée (FR), Website

513 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Fort Saint-Jean

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Fort Saint-Jean photography taken by Christophe.Finot / CC BY-SA 3.0

Fort Saint-Jean is a fortification in Marseille, built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port. Since 2013, it has been linked by two foot-bridges to the historical district Le Panier and to the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations; the latter being the first French national museum to be located outside Paris.

Wikipedia: Fort Saint-Jean (Marseille) (EN)

492 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Caves Saint-Sauveur

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Caves Saint-Sauveur

The Saint-Sauveur cellars are an underground building located in the 2nd arrondissement of Marseille, France. The cellars are located under the Place de Lenche, on the site of the former abbey of the nuns of Saint-Sauveur. The complex was classified as a historical monument in 1840. There are no exterior remains, as the remaining foundations have been backfilled.

Wikipedia: Caves Saint-Sauveur (FR)

396 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Hôtel de Ville

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The Hôtel Daviel is a building built in Marseille between 1743 and 1747 by the Gérard brothers. It is named after the surgeon and ophthalmologist Jacques Daviel, who went to Marseille during the plague of 1720.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Daviel (FR)

67 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Maison Diamantée

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The Maison Diamantée is a building in Marseille located just behind the town hall, in the district of the town hall.

Wikipedia: Maison Diamantée (FR)

85 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Hôtel de Cabre

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The house of the Alderman of Cabre, also known as the Hôtel de Cabre, is the oldest house in Marseille. It is located at the corner of Rue de la Bonneterie and Grand-Rue, in the 2nd arrondissement. It should not be confused with the Hôtel de Cabre in Aix-en-Provence.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Cabre (FR)

258 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Jardin des Vestiges

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Jardin des Vestiges José Luiz / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Jardin des Vestiges is a garden containing the archaeological remains of the ancient port of Marseille, France.

Wikipedia: Jardin des Vestiges (EN)

516 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Maison du Figaro

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The Maison du Figaro is a historic building in the 1st arrondissement of Marseille in France. It was designed by architect Pierre Pavillon, and it was completed in 1675. It has been listed as an official historical monument since 1992.

Wikipedia: Maison du Figaro (EN)

671 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 9: Hôtel Louvre et Paix (ancien) ou Hôtel dit de La Marine

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The Hôtel Louvre et Paix is a historic building in Marseille, France. Dedicated in 1863 as a luxury hotel, it was used by the Kriegsmarine during World War II. It now houses city administration offices and a C&A store.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Louvre et Paix (EN)

88 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Théâtre des Bernardines

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La Chapelle des Bernardines is located at 17 Boulevard Garibaldi in the 1st arrondissement of Marseille, France.

Wikipedia: Chapelle des Bernardines (FR)

298 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Ancienne Bastide Flotte de la Buzine

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La bastide Flotte de la Buzine is a bastide located in Marseille, in the 6th arrondissement, France.

Wikipedia: Bastide Flotte de la Buzine (FR)

531 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Ancien hôtel Roux de Corse

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The Roux hotel in Corse is a building located 13 rue Montgrand in the 6th arrondissement of Marseille, in France. This building built around 1745 is the former mansion of the Roux Marseille shipowner in Corsica. Sold in the city of Marseille in 1805, he first served as a residence at the prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône, then sheltered in 1891 a high school for young girls. The building is now integrated into the Montgrand high school.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Roux de Corse (FR)

268 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Hôtel Pascal

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The Hotel Pascal is a former hotel located at 52 rue Paradis, in the 1st arrondissement of Marseille, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Pascal (FR)

173 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Grande Synagogue

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The Great Synagogue of Marseille is a synagogue on Rue Breteuil in the 6th arrondissement of Marseille. It is classed as a monument historique since 2007.

Wikipedia: Great Synagogue of Marseille (EN)

703 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 15: Carrière antique de la Corderie

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The archaeological site of the ancient quarry of La Corderie is located in the 7th arrondissement of Marseille, in the Saint-Victor district, on Boulevard de la Corderie. Discovered during preventive archaeology work, it is a site for the extraction of building materials, a quarry, linked to the establishment of the Greek colony of Massalia. It was used from the sixth century BC. in Roman times as part of the production of monumental blocks for construction and sarcophagi.

Wikipedia: Carrière antique de la Corderie (FR)

1132 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 16: La Criée

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La Criée may refer to:La Criée, Marseille, a theatre in Marseille, France La Criée, a contemporary art centre in Rennes, France La Criée de Port-Navalo, museum and exhibition hall located in Arzon (France).

Wikipedia: La Criée (FR), Website

669 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 17: Fort Saint-Nicolas

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Fort Saint-Nicolas is a fort overlooking the Old Port of Marseille. It was built between 1660 and 1664 by the Chevalier de Clerville on the orders of Louis XIV in order to subdue the spirit of independence of the city of Marseille.

Wikipedia: Fort Saint-Nicolas (Marseille) (FR)

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