(This tour is available in two options – coach and private. The private option offers you greater flexibility to do the tour at your own pace.)
Your driver/guide will pick you up in an air-conditioned vehicle from your hotel in Marseille or from the dockside of your cruise ship in Marseille Port for this Marseille Sightseeing Tour. Your guide speaks French and English.
Start your exploration of the city with a tour of the Notre Dame de la Garde, an opulent neo-Byzantine basilica held in reverence by the locals.
The terrace of the basilica offers vistas overlooking the four islands of the Frioul archipelago, which jut up like a small mountain range from the azure waters of the Mediterranean. Also take in the specter of the If Castle, a 16th century island chateau most famous as the fictional scene of Edmond Dantès daring escape from prison in “The Count of Monte Cristo.”
Pass by the Cité Radieuse—designated a French Historic Monument—a housing development designed by Le Cobusier that exemplified his ideal of utopian city living.
Travel briefly to the traditional coastal villages of Callelongue and Goudes, where French fishermen have cast their nets for centuries.
Returning by the scenic Corniche Road, you make a stopover in the Vallon des Augges, where small fishing boats rest in rows on the silent water.
Drive back into Marseilles for a tour of the Abbey of Saint Victor, a towering, fortified Roman monument to faith that dates from the 11th century.
Drive along the famous Canebière, a historic high street in Marseille’s Old Town, until you reach the magnificent Lonchamp Palace, which will astound with its massive stature and ornate fountains.