Marseille is going straight – cultured, even. New museums and galleries sprout. Trendy restaurants and bars abound. Hotel openings bang into one another. The 21st-century city is recapturing the ...

The Old Port is the city's cultural beating heart and visiting is one of the best things to do in Marseille - Xantana The key attraction of Marseille is the city itself – the atmosphere, flux and ...

Despite popular belief, France has more sun and sand than its famous Côte d'Azur. With Nice, St. Tropez and Marseille leading ...

If your algorithmic gods are anything like mine, you’ll know that Marseille was the place to be in Europe this summer. A brilliant mix of grit and grandeur, this multicultural port city in the South ...

The basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde watches over France’s oldest city (Picture: Getty Images) If your algorithmic gods are anything like mine, you’ll know that Marseille was the place to be in ...

Built in 1660 by Louis XIV, Fort Saint-Jean is a well-preserved fortress guarding Marseille at the entrance to the Old Port. Interestingly, it was built not to keep invaders at bay but to tamp down a ...

Where the Abbaye Saint Victor is unembellished in its design, the Cathédrale de la Major is ornate. But it's also younger: The Cathédrale de la Major was built in the mid- to late 19th century, and ...

The women in light cardigans and breezy bouffants slice fish from belly to jaw, gutting and cleaning, and I try not to flinch. The sound of live ones flopping on aluminum scales takes on a rhythm ...

Comes the month of January and it will turn harder to transform an apartment into a short-term rental in Marseille, France largest metropolis in the South and an increasingly popular destination for ...

Cours d’Estienne d’Orves in Marseilles is home to many galleries, restaurants and bars. Traditionally tourists are attracted to the sun, sea and cuisine in the south of France, but 2013 will put ...