A walking tour through the oldest part of Marseille is a great opportunity to get right into the “you” side of the city.
A walking tour of the oldest part of Marseille is a great way to get to know the city on a first-name basis.Be sure to start in the morning. At this time, the city is just waking up, the waterfront begins to move, stalls appear. This is the fish market. That’s how it was centuries ago, that’s how it is these days. On the terraces of the waterfront bars, citizens with a cup of coffee browse the headlines of La Provence.
Marseille combines the Near East and West, it is a true mix of Mediterranean cultures, Stendhal, Guy de Maupassant, Dumas, Frédéric Chopin, Émile Zola, Louis 14… were here. This is where Catherine de Medici first arrived and where she married Henry (the future King of France). And now you will be here.
On the tour, you’ll learn:
- who became the founder of the city and why;
- what is the reason of multinationality of Marseille;
- what are the seasons at the fish counter;
- what street ends at the end of the land;
- why didn’t the people of Marseilles take part in the Crusades;
- how did the king gain respect for his person;
- where is the old Hospitaller chapel hidden;
- how did Marseille become the second city of France;
- How greed did not lead to good;
- who reconciled the city and the military fortress.
A tour of Marseille on foot is an opportunity to see neighborhoods inaccessible to us by car. These are the stories and legends of the oldest neighborhood in the city, soap shops, the port quay, the historic ferry line, the legendary Rue Canabierre, the Diamond House, the former hospital, the Le Panier quarter, the santonnier workshop, the old almshouse of the 17th century, the large cathedral of the 19th century, the old cathedral of the 12th century. It’s also laundry on ropes from the windows, galleries, junk shops and spray-salted fortress walls. And it’s also an opportunity to learn to understand pastis and aperitif traditions.
The tour of the old town begins at the Old Port. If you arrive by cruise ship, you will need to make your own way to the center by cab or shuttle. Let us know your convenient way of arrival and we will choose a meeting point.
Duration: 3 hours
Period: All year round
Tour Days: Daily
Transfer:
For the convenience and comfort of our guests, we can organize a transfer from the cruise port to the center of Marseille. In this case, our driver will meet you at the ship’s pier with a sign and take you to the starting point of the tour.
Cost:
- 3 hours on foot for a group of 1-9 people 200€;
- 3 hours on foot for group 10-19 people 250€ (with headphones);
- 3 hours on foot for group 20-30 people 290€ (with headphones).