Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Marseille, France

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 91 m
Descend 78 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: Escalier Saint-Charles

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The monumental staircase of the Marseille-Saint-Charles train station, which gives direct access to the Boulevard d'Athènes, was inaugurated by the President of the Republic Gaston Doumergue on 24 April 1927.

Wikipedia: Escalier monumental de la gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles (FR)

305 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: La Vierge Dorée

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Several statues of the Virgin Mary bear the name of "Golden Virgin" including: The Golden Virgin of Marseille, The Golden Virgin of Myans, The Golden Virgin of Amiens.

Wikipedia: Vierge dorée (FR)

562 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul-Les Réformés

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Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul-Les Réformés The original uploader was Christophe.moustier at French Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a Roman Catholic church in Marseille, France.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (EN)

427 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Maison Gaston Castel

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Maison Gaston Castel

The Gaston Castel House is a personal house built by the architect Gaston Castel in 1924. Located in the Cinq-Avenues district, in the 4th arrondissement of Marseille, France, it was sold at auction in 1989.

Wikipedia: Maison Gaston Castel (FR)

765 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 5: Musée Grobet-Labadié

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The Musée Grobet-Labadié is a museum in Marseilles, housed in a 19th-century hôtel particulier owned by the family whose collection it displays.

Wikipedia: Musée Grobet-Labadié (EN), Website

178 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle

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The Muséum d’histoire naturel de Marseille, also known in English as the Natural History Museum of Marseille, is one of the most visited natural history museums in France. It was founded in 1819 by Jean-Baptiste, marquis de Montgrand and Christophe de Villeneuve-Bargemon, prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. It is located in the Palais Longchamp, 4th arrondissement of Marseille, built according to the plans of Henri-Jacques Espérandieu.

Wikipedia: Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille (EN), Website

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Palais Longchamp

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Palais LongchampAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Palais Longchamp is a monument in the 4th arrondissement of Marseille, France. It houses the Musée des beaux-arts and Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille. The surrounding Longchamp Park is listed by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France.

Wikipedia: Palais Longchamp (EN), Website

1173 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 8: Sainte-Marie-Madeleine-des-Chartreux

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The church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine des Chartreux is located on Place Edmond-Audran in the 4th arrondissement of Marseille. Before being a parish church, this church was the chapel of a monastery of the Carthusian order that gave its name to the neighborhood.

Wikipedia: Église des Chartreux de Marseille (FR)

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