Marseille carefully preserves its postcard landscapes. You'll visit its not to miss different neighbourhoods, with your own private driver-guide. Marseille also offers wild landscapes 30 mn far from the city center. There, small houses nestled in coves and creeks resemble tiny villages that take you elsewhere. You will be captivated and succumb to Marseille's charm.
- Discovery of emblematic and unmissable places from Marseille
- Contemporary and ancient architectures, natural rocky areas, all in the heart of the city and a rugged, wild coastline
- Wander at your own pace and without constraints and choose the time you want to spend on your visits
- Sharing a day with relatives, friends, parents and grandparents
- A driver guide available to listen to your wishes.
- A perfect gift for your loved ones
| Included | Transport in a mini van Private driver guide Tailor-made program according to your wishes Departure scheduled at 08:30 till 12:30 nd 02:30 pm or half an hour later at your convenience, Pick-up at a location convenient to you Tolls Fuel Sanitary kit (hydro-alcoholic gel, disposable handkerchief, mask) Departure : Marseille Itinerary of 7 hours in the Bouches du Rhone : Marseille, Aix en Provence, Cassis, Baux de Provence, Camargue, Arles, Saint Rémy de Provence. |
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| Not included | Potential entrance fees Expenses on the spot Tipping
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| Duration | 4 Hours |
| Bring along | Comfortable shoes Sunglasses, Hat, Sunscreen or hot clothes and scard according to the season Bottle of water |
| Participants | Van up to 8 persons per minivan (depending on sanitary measures at the time / 8 persons for families) Several vans possible |
| Important information | Remember to take: comfortable shoes, sunglasses, hat, sun cream, water bottle or hot clothes and scarf in winter Don't forget your camera and take binoculars if you can Not mandatory Mask in the vehicle according to the to current measures
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Further information
Founded six centuries before Christ by Phoenicians who settled in the Lacydon cove, now known as the Old Port, Marseille has played an important role throughout its history.
Marseille carefully preserves its picture-postcard landscapes and also offers wild landscapes sheltering small villages nestled in its coves and creeks that take you on a journey not so far from the city centre.
You will be captivated and succumb to Marseille's charm. We will show you Marseille at its best, and you will understand why it is so attractive and endearing to those who get to know it, to the point that some even decide to settle here.
Together with your driver-guide, you will select the different places in Marseille that you would like to visit, according to your desires and interests.
Take the time to get to know this city, which is two and a half times the size of Paris.
It has a very long coastline, strangely oriented north/south, mainly rocky along the Mediterranean, and a huge, beautiful bay with ‘the longest bench in the world’ facing it on the Corniche.
The Corniche, with its glowing sunsets, is a gathering place for joggers, evening fishermen and strollers.
Marseille is the first city to be founded in France and has a long history!
Let's not forget that it was the playground of Alexandre Dumas, who featured Marseille and its Château d'If in his world-famous novel The Count of Monte Cristo.
It was from Marseille that revolutionaries set off on foot for Paris, singing this war song for the Army of the Rhine, which would later be called ‘La Marseillaise’, the French national anthem.
And a Pope from the famous Abbey of St Victor reigned in Avignon.
Its historic centre alone could be the subject of a whole visit. It suffered greatly during the last war and three quarters of it has been rebuilt.
Napoleon IIIrd had a strong presence in the city and often intervened in its development, with Haussmann-style buildings, widened streets, city expansion, palaces and monuments such as the Palais Longchamps and the Palais du Pharo.
In terms of architecture, one cannot overlook the Cité Radieuse by the architect Le Corbusier (known as Corbu), with its highly meaningful architectural concept and also the opulent villas called ‘folies’ along the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Corniche.
In recent years, Marseille has been modernising, particularly in the Euromed business district, where unusual buildings designed by leading architects have sprung up, while other, sometimes very old buildings have been renovated and repurposed. One example is the grain silo, which now houses a concert and performance hall.
