
Aerial view of Marseille to the northern districts with the cycling stadium and cited the Castellane background

Aerial panoramic view on basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde

Construction on Château d'If started in 1524 and didn't conclude until 1531 - © plb06

View of Le MuCEM and The Roman Catholic Marseille Cathedral, a national monument - © Nathalie

View from Notre Dame - © Dia Adams

Aerial view of Marseille - © Andrey Omelyanchuk

Architect Rudy Ricciotti designed the Le MuCEM J4, a cube made from concrete that looks like lace

Barque (fish boat)

Aerial view of Marseille

Come nightfall, the Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde is a beautiful sight to see

The Notre-Dame de la Garde was consecrated in 1864 - © Andrey Omelyanchuk

La Major - © Giuseppe Bongiovanni

Raised as a fortress against its own citizens, Fort Saint-Jean now serves as a serene place for locals and travellers alike to meander - © Jean-Claude Néron

Vieux Port – the Old Port – is the heart of Marseille, with its congregation of docked sailboats and yachts and lineup of restaurants, bars and shops - © Boris Stroujko

One of the best ways of getting around Marseille is by foot - © skweeky ツ

Marseille harbor - © Mariia Golovianko

Basilique Notre-Dame - © Boris Stroujko

Colorful yacht harbour in old city of Marseille - © Boris Stroujko

The small island that Château d'If sits on is part of an archipelago, which includes the island Frioul that contains a nature preserve - © Gurgen Bakhshetyan

Aerial view of Marseille - © Simon Skafar

Notre Dame de la Garde - © Daniiielc

Salut Marseille! - © Nick Thompson

Les Docks - © Camille Moirenc

Sunset in Marseille - © Holi Ness

View port of Marseille from Fort Saint-Jean Le Mucem - © Mariia Golovianko / Shutterstock

Les Goudes by night - © Pierre-Henri Felmy / Flickr

Marseille - © Steve Lorillere / Flickr

Cathédrale Major - © Steve Lorillere / Flickr

Fort St Jean - © Jean-Marc Riboulet / Flickr

Keep in mind that traditional Savon de Marseille is made from vegetable oils, such as olive oils, without any added fragrances, colorings or preservatives - © Valeale 2014 / Getty images

Crowds of holiday makers on coast - © Gu / Getty images

The fortress-turned-prison, Château d'If, inspired the nearly inescapable setting of Alexandre Dumas' "The Count of Monte Cristo." - © Daniel Harwardt / Getty images

Commercial ships docked at what's now called Vieux Port for a couple dozen centuries until moving north in the 1840s

Anse de Malmousque - © Charlotte Ségurel

Calanque de Callelongue - © Marc Olipe / 500px

Escale Borely - © Yves 13007 / Flickr

Les Goudes - © Yves 13007 / Flickr

Calanque de Ratonneau - © Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Port de Marseille - © Camille Moirenc
