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Marseille

With 1.6 million people in its urban area (2019), Marseille is the second most populated city of France the biggest Mediterranean port and the economic center of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Wikivoyage

Population 886,040 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in France

Visas and entry What your passport needs for France

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. La Fête Bleue

    June

    "the Blue Festival" at the end of June. A lot of shows (concerts, movie projections, exhibits) occur in many places in the city, and the theme is the colour blue

  2. La Fête du Panier

    June

    La Fête du Panier at the end of June. During two days, you will be able to see shows, concerts and markets in the oldest area of the town

  3. Marseille Festival of Documentary Film

    July

    FIDMarseille (Festival international de cinéma de Marseille) is an international film festival held annually in Marseille, France.

    Official site Wikipedia

  4. Le festival du Plateau

    September

    Le festival du Plateau at the Cours Julien, in September

  5. La Fiesta Des Suds

    October

    La Fiesta Des Suds at the Dock des Suds, in October is a famous festival dedicated to World music. You can attend concerts of artists such as Asian Dub Foundation, Buena Vista Social Club, Cesaria Evora

  6. La Foire aux Santons

    November

    La Foire aux Santons is a very picturesque Christmas market held from late November near the Canebière and Vieux Port. Provence is the home of santons, terracotta figurines used in nativity scènes known as crèches.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Marseille); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Marseille Saint-Charles 1.2 km, Arenc-Euroméditerranée 1.9 km, Marseille-Blancarde 3.0 km, Picon Busserine 4.3 km, Sainte-Marthe-en-Provence 5.1 km, La Pomme 5.8 km

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