Is Marseille worth a visit? Is it costly?

Hi, I%26#39;ve been to France before but not to Marseille and am interested in going to try a new destination. How long is the train ride from Paris and what kind of activities are there to do while visiting? Also, any suggestions on budget hotels?

|||

My friend lives there and if memory serves me right it is about 3 1/2 hour train ride. Often though you can find flights for cheaper on airfrance...saves time and money. Thats how we are doing it in two weeks. It is a neat city for sure and I personally think its worth a visit. It has been some time though since I have been there and I had a personal tour guide so sorry I can not reccomend much. Good luck!!

|||

well thx for your reply. any clue if it%26#39;s possible to take day trips from marseille to Nice? have fun on your trip

|||

I visited Marseilles with a friend for a weekend June 2006. While it is not the cleanest city ever, it was still cool. Visit the church (Notre Dame de something or other) that is way up on a hill - the views are amazing. Also, do the trip to Chateau D%26#39;If and visit the Calanques. Very very cool. If you are a history or literay bugg the Chateau is definitely a must do. Visit the market (fish and crafts etc kind of stuff) along the warf. The Cathedral de la Nouvelle Major is quite cool as well (makes me thing Byzantine). Les Jardin de Borely has a nice palace thing. Also keep your eye out for the Statue of David replica that is not too far from the Jardin. And the Palais Longchamps is beautiful. Lots to see!! Enjoy!

-T

|||

Nice is more than two hours from Marseille so while it%26#39;s not impossible to take a day trip from Marseille, you%26#39;d be better off going to Nimes, Arles, Avignon, Aix, Cassis, St Remy or any one of a dozen other lovely places between 30 and 60 minutes%26#39; journey away from Marseille.

|||

-:- Message from TripAdvisor staff -:-

This topic was inactive for 6 months and has been closed to new posts. We hope you'll join the conversation by posting to an open topic or starting a new one.

To review the TripAdvisor Forums Posting Guidelines, please follow this link: http://www.tripadvisor.com/pages/forums_posting_guidelines.html

We remove posts that do not follow our posting guidelines, and we reserve the right to remove any post for any reason.

Removed on: 9:19 pm, September 21, 2009