Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Marseille - A Historical Walking Tour
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Marseille does not ease you into its history. It drops you straight into it. Walk the streets around the Old Port and Le Panier and you are moving through one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban spaces in Western Europe, a city founded by Greek sailors from Phocaea around 600 BCE, long before Rome was a republic, long before Paris was anything more than a river crossing. This walking tour exists to help you feel that depth beneath your feet.
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Stops on this tour
- Place Thiars
- L'Ombrière de Norman Foster
- La Halle Puget
- Old Charity Center
- Quartier du panier
- Hôtel Dieu Intercontinental Marseille
- Place des moulins
- Montée des Accoules
- Place de Lenche
- Cathédrale La Major
- Église Saint-Laurent
- Hotel de Ville
- Maison Diamantée
- Hôtel de Ville de Marseille
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