48h in Marseille
Old Port, calanques, Panier district and bouillabaisse: intense Marseille in a weekend.
Two days in Marseille, France's oldest city, founded by Greek settlers 2,600 years ago. The route starts at the Vieux-Port and its morning fish market, climbs to Le Panier, the country's oldest quarter and now a street-art playground, then to Notre-Dame de la Garde, the Bonne Mere watching over the city and its islands. The Mucem with its walkway to Fort Saint-Jean, the Calanque de Sormiou thirty minutes from the centre, and the Vallon des Auffes for bouillabaisse, round out the stay. This is a blunt, loud, sunlit city. Sormiou is closed to cars in summer: take the shuttle, the bus, or walk in from Les Baumettes. Real bouillabaisse must be ordered a day ahead and is expensive; the Marseille charter guarantees what goes into it.
Practical info
- Stops
- 6
- Duration
- 2 days
- Transport
- 🚗 Car
- Distance
- ≈ 20 km
- Best time
- All year round
Itinerary
- 1
Vieux-Port
Cœur battant de Marseille, marché aux poissons et navettes.
- 2
Le Panier
Plus vieux quartier de France, street art et savon de Marseille.
- 3
Notre-Dame de la Garde
La Bonne Mère, panorama à 360° sur la ville et les îles.
- 4
Mucem
Musée des civilisations, passerelle vers le Fort Saint-Jean.
- 5
Calanque de Sormiou
Eau turquoise et falaises blanches à 30 min du centre.
- 6
Vallon des Auffes
Port miniature, bouillabaisse chez Chez Fonfon.
