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France’s second-largest city has always attracted a motley crew: a mix of sailors and free spirits, immigrants and artists, including Cézanne and Le Corbusier. Thanks in part to its varied population, Marseilles has evolved in the past decade into a surprisingly sophisticated urban center, with a culinary and art culture that rivals anything in the Mediterranean. Combining Arab and Gallic flavors, scruffy dockworkers with chic designers, the quintessential port city is a true melting pot.
Don't Miss
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Seeing the Mediterranean’s version of Alcatrez, Chateau d’If, a 16th-century island jail that served as the setting for The Count of Monte Cristo.
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Watching surfers ride the waves from the comforts of Le Café de la Plage, a beachfront bar specializing in fruity cocktails.
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Savoring bouillabaisse—the house specialty—at the nautical-themed Chez Michel.
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Where to Stay
Unite d'Habitation
Le Corbusier's 1959 influential midcentury masterpiece still stands tall—12 stories to be precise
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Chez Michel, Marseilles
Bouillabaisse is such serious business that waiters display each of its main ingredients to diner
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Chateau d'If
Never mind the fancy name, the "château" is actually a former prison—the Mediterranean equivalent
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