Marseille
Neighborhoods
Each district has its own personality
Marseille Neighborhoods
Find the right area for your travel style
Vieux-Port & La Canebière
The working harbour at the centre of everything: the fish market at 7 AM, ferries to the islands, restaurant terraces facing the water, and the MuCEM walkway at the western entrance to the port.
Le Panier
The oldest inhabited part of Marseille on the hill above the port: steep streets, painted staircases, street art galleries, artisan shops, and La Vieille Charite at the centre.
Notre-Dame de la Garde & South
The high point of the city and the coastal south: the basilica at the summit, the Corniche Kennedy running along the sea cliffs, the tiny Vallon des Auffes fishing port below, and the Calanques beginning further south.
Cours Julien & La Plaine
Marseille's bohemian quarter east of the Vieux-Port: street art on every wall, record shops, cheap diverse food from every corner of the Mediterranean and beyond, and bars that stay open late.
La Joliette & Les Docks
The redeveloped northern docks: dramatic contemporary architecture at MuCEM, the striped Byzantine facade of the Cathedral de la Major, the converted warehouse shopping and restaurant complex of Les Docks, and the J4 esplanade facing the sea.