Things to see and do Marseille 2nd 13002

Built as early as 381, the former Major is one of the oldest churches in Marseille. In the 19th century, its two bays were amputated and the cathedral of Sainte-Marie Majeure, consecrated in 1893, was added to it. The Romano-Byzantine style reminds us that Marseille was a trading port with the Orient. It is the largest French cathedral built since the Middle Ages. The interior decoration is splendid. To be seen, the four evangelists by Botinelly, Christ and St. Veronica by Carli, the onyx Ciborium and the altars by Cantini, as well as the tomb of Mazenod in the chapel.

Dating back to 1670, the Hospice of Vieille-Charité was intended to house vagrants and orphans, after a royal edict on "the imprisonment of the poor and beggars". It was Pierre Puget, from Marseille, who became architect of the king, born a few metres away, who made the plans. The building is made up of vaulted galleries and three rows of arcades, with a little austere classic style. A chapel was constructed in the 17th century in the Roman baroque style. Restored after being abandoned for decades, becoming a place of storage for bananas, the architectural complex of this former leper colony now houses a polyculturel centre which includes museums (the museum of Mediterranean archaeology and the museum of African, Oceanian and Amerindian Arts), a library of art, a bookshop and numerous galleries where exhibitions are regularly held. A unique and peaceful place, located in the heart of the Panier district, where you can come to improve your knowledge or to simply stroll. Notice to photographers, the place is particularly beautiful when the sun goes down and the stone of the building takes pink tones.

Designed by architect Stefano Boeri, the Mediterranean villa (ex CEREM) was originally intended to become a strategic place to host summits and other meetings designed to reflect on inter-Mediterranean cooperation. Situated between the Old Port and the Joliette, on the esplanade of the J 4 pier, at the foot of Major's Cathedral and at the end of the new Highline of the Phocéean quotation and Euro-Mediterranean, the villa is a non-standard construction, both on and beneath the sea, with an advance of 40 meters above an artificial pond. From the end of 2018, the villa will host the Cosquer Cave Museum. A 90% replenishment of the Cosquer cave can be admired, allowing the public to enjoy the same reproductions of the beautiful prehistoric cave paintings of the inaccessible cave. No doubt one of the events of the year.

Since 2010, the new electrically powered solar ferry has allowed you to cross the Vieux-Port from the Town Hall to the Place aux Huiles. Very practical when you want to avoid going all the way around the port. Renovated, it is back in service. It is beautiful, silent, comfortable... The Ferry Boat belongs to the historical heritage of the city, appearing in particular in the film "Marius" by Marcel Pagnol with Félix Escartefigue, the captain of the "Ferry Boat"! The Ferry's schedules are available in real time on the RTM application. The fleet consists of two vessels with a capacity of 45 seats. Departures are guaranteed depending on the weather. A typical crossing of the Vieux-Port, to be done absolutely, especially to appreciate the illuminations at nightfall!