e-Scavenger hunt Marseille: Explore the city at your own pace

Marseille is the second largest city in France after Paris. In addition, Marseille is by far the most important port city in France. The grim city of yesteryear has been transformed in the last 10 years into a bustling Mediterranean city with a lot to see and where a lot is happening. And what a cozy, artistic and original center it has. Marseille is more than worth a visit.

Set around a lively marina, Marseille's Old Port (Vieux Port) is known for its stylish hotels, waterfront cafes and seafood restaurants serving mullet and lobster from the quayside fish market.

Marseille was born 600 years BC, where the Panier currently stands. The Greeks picked this location because of its privileged location on top of a hill

The Cathédrale de la Major is built with white and green limestone, and like the Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde, the cathedral is full of marble and mosaics.

The Historical Museum of Marseille is the local historical and archaeological museum of Marseille.

La Vieille Charité is a former almshouse, now functioning as a museum and cultural centre, situated in the heart of the old Panier quarter of Marseille.

Standing in the Vieux Port of Marseille for almost 350 years, this building is a beautiful example of Southern European Baroque architecture.

The Museum of Mediterranean Archeology of Marseille hosts, in the very heart of the Vieille Charité, two major and remarkable collections

Eglise Saint-Laurent is located on a site which is full of history. It is close to the Fort Saint Jean.

Over the years, the Regards de Provence Foundation has built up an important artistic heritage of more than 850 related works.

Located right in the center of Marseille, Place aux Hules offers a view of the city.

Modern shopping center in the center since 1977, with international brands, restaurants.

The original building on site was owned by the Knights Templar.[3] However, in 1369, it was given to a community of Augustinian hermits.

Tour du Fanal is a guard tower in Marseille.

To mark the nominating of Marseille as European Capital of Culture, in 2013 the Villa Méditerranée was inaugurated as a place of interaction.

A little place linking the Panier old quarter and the new buildings from Fernand Pouillon. Good small restaurants and comfortable bars.

Fort Saint-Nicolas is a fortification in the French city of Marseille, built in 1660 by order of Louis XIV at the entrance to the Vieux-Port.