Marseille City Breaks

Marseille Weekend Breaks - Unique character
Short breaks in Marseilles feature a fascinating, vibrant, friendly city with a wealth of varied attractions and a distinctly African flavour. Marseille weekend breaks offer rich architectural heritage, sandy Mediterranean beaches and a strikingly multicultural atmosphere that imbues the city with immense character and interest, and explains the wide variety of culinary delights, amazing street markets and remarkably varied music scene. Even seasoned Francophiles will find Marseille city breaks offer a markedly different atmosphere to popular France city break destinations like Paris, Toulouse, Cannes, Lyon, Nice and Lille. Many Marseille short break visitors are also surprised to find a city packed with museums and art galleries. Add a warm sunny climate and fine sandy beaches and you can see why Marseilles city breaks are popular at any time of year.

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Marseille City Breaks - The Vieux Port
Marseille short breaks will focus on the Vieux Port: a fascinating area packed with evocative old buildings, characterful street cafes, lively squares and top Marseille sights like the Abbeye Saint Victor and the Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde. A busy working harbour and atmospheric immigrant neighbourhoods fill Marseille city breaks with interest and personality. The oldest areas of the city like Le Panier are full of character. No city break in Marseille is complete without a walk along the famous 2-mile long Corniche seafront. Long weekend breaks in Marseille allow more time for boat trips to the islands of Isle d'If and the Isles du Frioul, and exploration of the magnificent coastal scenery of the Calanques.

Marseille Short Breaks - Multicultural atmosphere
Eating is a highlight of every city break in Marseilles, with great North African cafes, terrific food and fish markets, and classy restaurants along the waterfront and beaches. As France’s second largest and most cosmopolitan city, Marseille short breaks offer tremendously varied and enjoyable nightlife notable for a music scene that includes jazz, folk, classical, opera, reggae, salsa and African music. Marseille city breaks also offer a lively gay and clubbing scene. Time your Marseille weekend break to coincide with terrific music, film and kite festivals, or the city’s renowned carnival celebrations.