EXPLORING MARSEILLE’S HIDDEN TREASURES
Marseille has been an important trade centre from long period of time and now a developing tourist centre. Marseille is France’s oldest city filled with authentic tourist experience on offer. This beautiful port city boasts with wonderful seaside scenery and cultural diversity and heritage of city is worth more exploring. City’s charm is best enjoyed either near the serene blue waters or its beautiful old street. Marseille is packed with attractions, from interesting museums to pretty seaside restaurants, bars and lively shops. City is worth exploring in and out and for this you can also hire a car as I did. I booked in advance and got my https://www.car4hires.com/France/Airport/Marseille-Provence-Airport.aspx on time which was my one of my best decisions made for this trip. Basilique Notre Dame de la Grade, MuCem, Chateau d’If, Vielle Charite, History Museum and Cathedral de la Major are some of the most popular attractions you must have heard about but Marseille is not just Compiled in these attractions but have a lot more hidden in its veil.
Old Port and Old Town are two most amazing visits of Marseille. You will enjoy the old world France at its best here. The Old Port or Vieux Port is known as the birth place of this vibrant city. It served as an important commercial port for a long period of time since 600 BC. You can stroll around the port and enjoy the old world Mediterranean Atmosphere and charm of Marseille. Old Town or La Panier is a splendid own located on a hillside above the Old Port. It is an ancient quarter which boasts with a rich heritage dating back to 600 BC. The narrow cobbled streets, multi-ethnic character, quaint pastel buildings and unique charm is amazing to be explored.
Further satisfying your urge to visit and explore most undiscovered and unusual corners and attractions of Marseille, you can visit Rove Tunnel, it is world’s largest tunnel made to connect the Marseille port with Rhone river. It was constructed between 1911 and 1916 and served for 40 years before collapsing in 1963. Fort of Ratonneau is another hidden gem of Marseille located on the small pretty island of Ratonneau. Le Telescaphe and Monument Arthur Rimbaud are other interesting visits of city.