Best places: Tourist attractions in Marseille, France

Grand basilica at the city's highest point, crowned by golden statue of the Virgin Mary by Lequesne.

National park formed in 2012 ranging over a mountainous coastline & an adjacent marine area.

👍 It's hard to rate this place because you have to distinguish between the cave itself, which is amazing, and the organization of the visit, which is catastrophic. The reconstructed grotto is simply phenomenal and the automated audio guide is excellent. We had a 18h30 entry. They were running late so...

👍👍 Take Bus B1 at Metro Station Prado Shopping Mall to last stop: Luminy PN des Calanques 🌈 and after a 60 min walk you will end in paradise 🏖 on this beach 🧭 Going down is easy, going back a bit more exhausting. Not possible with trolley or small children.

Olympique de Marseille's redeveloped stadium with a distinctive undulating roof.

Huge 1800s neo-Byzantine cathedral featuring an opulent interior lined with murals, mosaic & marble.

Fortified abbey founded by St. Cassian & built over the 5th-century crypt housing his sarcophagus.

Expansive, well-maintained lawn around the Palais du Pharo with serene city & water views.

Monument from the mid-1800s with a waterfall & reservoir built to bring water to the city.

Château estate, now a public park with 18th-century formal gardens & fountains, plus lakeside cafe.

François I's 16th-century island castle & former prison, setting for The Count of Monte Cristo.

Historic district of Marseille with cobblestoned streets, colorful buildings & artisans' shops.

Colored balconies line this Le Corbusier–designed modernist housing block, with restaurant & shops.

Large neo-Gothic church completed in 1886, with twin spires, stained glass & interior arches.

With its village, its gardens & countless little secrets, Fort Saint-Jean is a joyful maze,

Landmark sea-facing venue opened in 2013, with exhibitions on Mediterranean history & civilizations.

Creative community in former tobacco factory, plus performing art shows, concerts & exhibitions.

Cultural hub in a domed, 17th-century beggars' home, with a cinema plus archaeology & art museums.

👍 Wonderful !!!! We visited the motorcycle museum in Marseille. I had heard of it but had never been there. This place is exceptional, motorcycles completely renovated and in impeccable condition. Passionate for a long time I still learned a lot during this visit, a big thank you to the guide (an ent...

Compact public park with archeological remains of Roman road & Greek walls of city's ancient port.