Marseille

Marseille has a stunning setting, with a backdrop of mountains and its Vieux Port entrance guarded by two huge forts. There are lots of steep streets so make use of the bus network or the metro to get around. From here you can take boat trips out to the nearby islands or along the coast to see the Calanques.

It is gritty and a bit dodgy in places but it’s colourful and charismatic in a way that the other towns I visited just aren’t. I would choose Marseille over the rich resorts any day.

amazing. gorgeous beautiful. every single thing you think of when you imagine the cote d’azur happens here. kids jump off high rocks, the sand is white, the sea is glowing turquoise. you can see the chateau d’if (count of monte critso), and beautiful old buildings. there’s a fancy boardwalk full of good looking people, and all sorts of perfect, wonderful, gorgeous other things to do.

we stayed in a little inn up on a hill, and we ate scones for breakfast and slept with the windows open. everything smelled like lavender and sounded like cicadas, and it was perfect!

i also managed to meet an attractive moroccan accounting student. go figure!

I Loved it! Must go! So much fun and greta shopping places and water is clear and nice to swim in. Fun!

I want to go there because there is a great atmosphere andi could have a great rest there.

at the moment Im living here and im working here as an au pair. its a whole different experience and ive been here for 2.5 month now and im still not sure whether I like Marseille or not. Its alright I guess.. but its dirty and a lot of people are unfriendly. Pros are the weather, the beaches, the area and ofcourse the language :).

it was entirely under construction, it was very dirty, ugly. i was entirely not impressed, very bad vibes. and because of all the construction, it was difficult to leave. and that’s all i wanted to do.

I never think there is a city with dirty streets and plazas in france.

Unfortunately I had my pocket picked whilst in Marseille. In my hotel, at 9 AM on a Sunday morning. Very artfully done, but a nuisance.

To report a theft you do not go to the Gendarmerie but rather the Préfecture de Police. For me that was:

Préfecture de Police
6ème arrondissement
98 rue de Rome
13006
T: 04.96.10.62.00

I just love having family all over, I get to vistit the beautiful places they live, like Marseille.