What makes Marseille so different from other French cities?
Marseilles is very old. Historic evidence indicates that people have inhabited the area that Marseille occupies for as early as 30,000 years ago. Marseille has a very long history. Aside from its prehistoric inhabitants, the city was a colony of the Phoenicians, and then conquered by the Greeks, and then taken over by the Romans. When the Roman Empire fell, the city went back to Gaul. You will see the signs of Marseilles antiquity all around you when you go on a holiday to the city. Old as it is, Marseille is very much a cosmopolitan city. As the largest port on the south of France, Marseille remains to be one of Frances main gateways to the Mediterranean Sea. What is old rubs shoulders with what is new, and this interaction cloaks Marseille with an atmosphere that is warm and vibrant, yet deeply rooted and dignified. When on a holiday in Marseille, what can you do? The first thing you do when you are in Marseille is to enjoy the fact that it is a city right beside the Mediterranean Se
