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Massalia (Marseilles) was founded by the From Marseilles ones around the year 600 av. JC au edge of the sea Mediterranean. Its geographical location makes it possible to have a port with the shelter. The maritime trade will enrich the city at the time of Romans. At the 5th century, the bishop makes build a cathedral to accommodate the faithful ones.
Old Port
Around year 838, the city is plundered by Buckwheats then into 848 by the Greek pirates. In 1347, the plague decimates the city.
The defense of the city will be reinforced on the order of the king François 1eravec the construction of a royal fort on the island of Yew and another royal fort on the mount of Notre Dame of the Guard. The king Louis XIV will reinforce defense while making build the strong Saint Jean.
The administration of the sun king Soleil decided to make profit Marseilles from the monopoly of the maritime trade with certain countries of the sea Mediterranean (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan,…). This decision is accompanied by a new town-planning scheme to increase the city.
The commissioning of Suez Canal in 1869 supports the maritime trade with the wearing of Marseilles. The port will become the 1st European port.
The second town of France launched the Euroméditerranée project to start again the city in the years 1990. This great project mobilized capital necessary for the realization of new structures like the tram, the MUCEM, the Villa of the Mediterranean.
In 2013, Marseilles is the European capital of the Culture to the opening of the site of the MUCEM.
The station Saint Charles is the principal station of the city. It accommodates approximately 13 million travellers on the lines of the SNCF. New sections TGV made it possible to connect Marseilles in Paris en 3h, Lille in 4:30 and Lyon in 1:40. The Ouigo new lines function on these ways.
In general, the tourist wants to discover the Old port and the Basilica Notre Dame of the Guard. One can descend the large staircase and go on foot to the Old port. Approximately 30 should be counted mn. However, in the station, there is the subway ligne M1direction La Fodder. The station “Old port” is located at 2 stations.
The Old port of Marseilles east at the origin of the choice of the From Marseilles ones. Its geographical location makes it possible to put at the shelter the ships. Today, it became an important marina of environ 3.500 rings.
Accustomed come to buy fresh fish on the fish market at the edge of the quay. The fishermen arrive directly of the sea and the fish is put on the slack ones. One applies the principle of the short circuit.
The sight is splendid on the place of the Old port. One sees alignments of sailing ships and motor boats
The fitting of the new place of the Old market was carried out by the architect Norman Foster assisted by the landscape designer Michel Desvigne. Today, the place offers an important surface to the pedestrians. Public transports (Drunk RTM) are very present. In particular, the line 60 which makes it possible to go up to the Basilica Notre Dame of the Guard (terminus) but also to move towards Mucem (terminus).
The courtyard is splendid, it reflects the passage of the people. The table is a little fairy-like.
Marseilles, in the imaginary collective, it is “the bar of the navy” with the trilogy of Marcel Pagnol with the famous part of cards with Raimu, Pierre Fresnay on the Old port. One still intends to reason the Marseille accent of the South of France with Pastis 51 of counter and the part of game of bowls. A lifestyle of a certain time.
Each year, Marseilles accommodates World the Marseillaise. The edition 2016va to make play approximately 12.000 players come from the whole world to the Borély Park.
He is proposed maritime excursions towards the archipelago of the Friuli and the castle of Yew, the creeks, the bay of Marseilles. The maritime shuttles towards the islands of the Friuli begin their service at 6:30. + 20 rotations/day ago. Cost: 10.80 € to go/return;
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Basilica Notre Dame of the Guard
The Virgin and Child attracts all the glances of the Marseillais. The basilica Notre Dame of the Guard, Good mother, is since the Middle Ages the guardian of the sailors of the Old port of Marseilles. She was built on the ruins of the fort built by king François 1er.
The choice of the site on the hill is judicious, it makes it possible to dominate the entry of Bay of Marseilles.
The construction of the first vault dedicated to the Virgin Mary is carried out in 1218 by Master Pierre on the hill. This site belongs to the Abbey of Saint Victoire. It is authorized the plantation of the vine on the hill.
In the course of time, the sailors will move towards the vault to carry out their thanksgivings on the principle of the ex-votos. The collected funds will be used for the construction of a church. Around 1720, the plague strikes the town of Marseilles. The Bishop will imply himself in the steps of penitence towards the church of Notre Dame of the Guard to join misfortunes of the inhabitants and to bless them in this high catholic place.
In 1834, the Bishop will bless the new increased vault of a second nave to answer the increasingly important multitude of the faithful ones. However, the demographic rise of the city and popular enthusiasm lead the bishopric quickly to formulate a new request with the Ministry for Defense for the construction of a new basilica on the army ground of the mount of the Guard.
The architect of the bishopric Léon Vaudoyeren charges with the Cathedral of the Major present with his collaborator Henri Jacques Espérandieu the plans of the future basilica. This building site will be financed by the gifts of the faithful ones. A lottery is organized but the collected funds are insufficient what results in stopping the building site 2 years. In 1864, the Villecourt Cardinal blesses the new basilica.
An important restoration campaign was committed to since 2001 clean the effects of time on the stone of the religious building. The square around the Basilica makes it possible to have an exceptional panorama of the city and its port.
All the glances are turned towards the square bell-tower with its belfry and the statue of the Virgin and Child. The town of Marseilles decided to finance the statue of the Virgin. She will be manufactured out of copper covered with the gold sheet. The Christofle workshops are in charge of the realization of œuvre d' Article.
The architect diocesan Henri Antoine Révoil is in charge of interior decoration. He implies himself in the realization of the mosaics and the polychrome marbles. The choice of materials is studied to respect felt colors wanted by the architect. The various marbles come from the basin of the Mediterranean.
On the ground, a surface de 380 m² is covered with mosaic Romans and the ceiling is exceptional by the extent of the use of the mosaics. One counts environ 12 million small squares to carry out the various reasons.
When one penetrates in the basilica, one feels via the decoration, with dimensions Mediterranean one turned towards Orient.Les various cupolas are richly decorated on sets of themes of the Scriptures.
The sculpture of a scene of the Passion of Christ was built in honour of Missionaries left to evangelize the world.
Attention, at the time of the religious offices, one requires of you to leave the basilica (mass at 7:25, 9:00 & 16:30).
There is on the spot a catering service ensured by the hard-working missionaries of 8:00 - 17:30.
Basilica Notre Dame of the Guard
Rue du Fort du Sanctuaire
13281 Marseilles
Marseilles
Marseilles is the 2nd town of France. The Mediterranean east very present in the culture of the Marseillais. The famous “Creeks” extend sur24 km. Since 2012, a National park of the Creeks was created between Marseilles, Cassis & Ciotat. Its surface at sea is of + 140.000 hectares.
The revival of the city is marked by the great project “Euroméditerranée” with the refitting of the Old port but also all the port area with the complex of Mucem and the construction of the tower CMA CGM.
With far, the archipelago of the Friuli and the Castle of Yew are seen.
The castle of Yew was made famous through the novel “the Count of Assembles-Cristo” of the writer Alexandre Dumas. This fortification was a prison during approximately 400 years. The life expectancy in the cells of rez of roadway was of environ 9 month!!! On the 1st floor, the prisoner could rent a more comfortable cell.
Today, this place became an attraction touristique.+ 100.000 visiteurs/an come to discover the prison to visualize the passage of Edmond Dantès and Abbé Faria.
Marseilles is le1er port of cruising of France. + 1 million passagers/an go down to make an excursion on the coast of Marseilles. The event of the year on the port was the stopover of the largest steamer of the world, new “the Pace Of The Seas” on May 26th, 2016. This ship is 362 m long for a height de 66 m with 16 bridges. It can take on board 5.400 passengers. This steamer will carry out each week cruising Barcelona, Palma de Majorque, Marseilles, Florence, Rome and Naples until October. On the level of the rate, starting from 2.000 € the cabin of 2 people for a 7 nights stay.
Marseilles is a migratory city since the night of times. Italian arrived around the 18th century, at the 20th century, the Armenians, the Corsicans, the Spanishs, then the Maghrebians, the Jews and the Pied-noir ones of Algeria and more recently, the Comorians.
This mixture of the cultures is one of the wealths of the city. These migratory waves were accompanied by a Northern urbanisation of the districts and certain districts by the downtown area.
With the level of the Security, the organized crime developed in the years 1960 with the “French Connection” on the traffic of heroin towards the USA. Today, the traffic of cannabis causes tensions in the cities. The last reports give as report on a recrudescence of the pick-pocketing and violent robberies against the women in particular if they have gold jewelry.
The nautical leisures are numerous in Marseilles. Les 4 marinas (the Old port, the Red Point, the Friuli and Estaque) make it possible to accommodate environ 6.000 boats. When the mistral does not blow, the yachtmen can make an exit at sea.
The water tournaments of Provence are very practised on the J4 basin near Mucem and of the Mediterranean Villa.
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Mucem
The Museum of the Ages of Europe and the Mediterranean called MUCEM is open since 2013, the year when Marseilles was the European capital of the culture. The site is composed of the MUCEM of the Villa of the Mediterranean and of the Strong Jean.Il Saint is located near the cathedral the Major and of the quay of Tourette and the mouth of the Old port.
The building of Mucem was drawn by the architects Rudy Ricciotti and Roland Carta. It is conceived as a cube of 15,000 m ² where esthetics guided the search and the clarification for new materials. This low-fat & reinforced concrete allowed the realization of the penetration of the light within the building.
On the level of the financing, the cost of the preliminary draft was de 88 € million. The real amount exceeded les 165 € million. The State took part in height de 65 % of the overall costs.
To the level of the collections of Mucem, the ministry for the Culture and Communication transferred the collections from the old National museum from Arts and Popular Traditions (MNATP) towards this new museum with a complement of the department Europe of the Museum of the Man,….On the whole, the funds represents + 340.000 objects.
In the level of the Mediterranean Villa, the Italian architect Stefano Boeri defines project as “a building which would accommodate the sea, which would open with it, which would be a door among and not a barrier”. The cost: + 70 € million
At the architectural level, one is surprised by the projection in port with forgery de 40 m. It is impressive with in lower part a water basin of 2.000 m ².
There is important a walk which leads to Mucem. The public does not know if there are exhibitions to discover with the Mediterranean Villa!!!
On the level as of exhibitions, the permanent collection is called “the gallery of the Mediterranean” and the temporary exhibition was dedicated to Picasso through “Picasso a genius without pedestal”. It was held from April 27th to August 29th, 2016.
At the entrance of Mucem, an important security service passed one through visitors. After this rather long passage, one reaches the ticket office to obtain sesame to traverse the two exhibitions. One highly advises you to take the guided tour at least the 1st time.
The exhibition of Picasso attracted crowd. It was important to start with her for better appreciating each work without being hustled. The artistic advance of Picasso is explained starting from 270 works joined together starting from loans of the National museum Picasso of Paris, private loans and its own collection.
Scenography is well carried out, it guides the visitor in the comprehension of the artistic groping of the artist. Through the training of the crafts, it adapts each technique to create new popular works out of wooden, leather, out of ceramics,…
The topic of the Bullfighting is developed compared to its Hispanic roots. One sees the artist becoming emancipated reality to go towards imaginary, then to work and work again to lead to the petrol even of the bullfighting with scenes strong symbolic systems. One finds part of this important work on the plates of Picasso to the Museum of Céret.
To saunter in the corridors where the light is omnipresent is a pleasant feeling. The visitor is not confined, it has a real opening towards the Mediterranean and the sun. One feels his heat… the wall became a work of art where the materials is at the same time present and air. One hears here and there the term of “Lace of Provence” to qualify these walls.
The permanent exhibition is presented in two spaces. The 1st space is devoted to the developments in the technologies at the beginning of the evolution of the first human societies. One presents some examples of technical complexity approached to meet vital needs for the Man in the Mediterranean basin.
Each guide comments on in an impassioned way the great stages of the evolutions.
When one leaves the 1st part, there is a problem of descriptive to understand that the continuation is located opposite. The guards in station do not inform any person to direct them!!!
The 2nd part is directed towards the reflection. The advance suggested starting from the bases of the various religions, gradually leads us towards the great questions of Humanity like Freedom. Sometimes, the course can appear complex and a little difficult to understand. It is necessary to have finished the whole of the rooms for better apprehending the intellectual advance suggested to the visitors.
With final, this part is most relevant of the permanent exhibition.
On the roof am in hiding, one can be restored at the Passedat Mole. The opinions are shared, 55 € pour should be counted the 1st menu and 75 € for a menu more packed. There are a sale of shellfish and seafood platters which one can taste on the spot.
Museum of the Ages of Europe and the Mediterranean (Mucem)
7 walk Robert Laffont
13002 Marseilles France
Tel.: 04.84.35.13 .13
Timetables: Closing Tuesday
November to April: 11:00 at 18:00; from May to June: 11:00 at 19:00; from July to August: 10:00 at 20:00; from September to November: 11:00 at 19:00
Rates: Adult 9.50 €; child (6 to 12 years) 5 €; Family 14 € with adult guided tour 12 €, child 5 €
Strong Saint Jean
Commanderie of Hospital of Saint Jean de Jérusalem settles at the entrance of port on a rocky outcrop around the 12th century. At the 15th century, king René d'Anjou and Count de Provence to make safe the master key of the Old port make build a square tower.
Under Louis XIV, the military architect Marquis de Vauban expels the residents and it makes build the fort and it makes dig a ditch so insulating it the building moreover Marseilles city. At the time of the French revolution, the strong soldier is transformed into prison.
At the 19th century, the port activity requires the creation of a new port, the basin of Joliette is built on a surface of approximately 20 hectares. Thus, the Strong Saint Jean becomes island between the two ports. Starting from 1929, new work takes place to modify the harbour installations with the construction of the dam of the strong Saint Jean and the moles (J1, J2, J3 & J4). One remblaie the junction canal enters the Old port and the port of Joliette.
Today, one borrows is the footbridge which connects Mucem Holy Jean at the height is the footbridge of the Saint Laurent church.
The garden of the migrations extends on a surface from approximately 12.000 m ². The visitor can saunter in the fort where gardens were reconstituted by using the Mediterranean plants of the Mediterranean basin (France, Italy, Spain, Greece,…).
On the place of weapons, one can move towards the school of kitchen and the brewery or visit the fort towards the gallery of the officers and the staff waiting room. There are the covered way and the ramparts. On the place of deposit, there is the sculpture of the Greek goddess.
At the level of the kitchen, the school of kitchen is located in the building Georges Henri Rivière like the brewery. One can lunch on the terrace or in the room inside according to the weather conditions.
The restaurant cultivates in its small kitchen garden of vegetables to have expenses to be useful according to the seasons. The 14 squares are sprinkled by an ecological system by using gravity to channel the recovery of rainwater. At the bottom of the alley, one sees the tower of the Lamp.
One spends one pleasant moment am in hiding some but attention with the gulls !!!
Restoration of the fort east of high quality. There is a splendid sight on the Basilica Notre Dame of the Guard and the Old port.
The gallery of the officers is located in the high part of the fort. This place is fresh when the sun is with the zenith
The gallery of the shades is made up of a braided steel arbour. This choice is very graphic, the sun makes it possible to obtain with the sun a graphic table by the shadows.
The glance of the visitor is attracted by the Mediterranean and the entry of the Old port. One remains one moment to observe the movements of the boats. This alive table is very a nautical show.
Near the Tower square, there are deckchairs to rest and benefit from the benefits of the sun.
The rise in the geographical location of the strong Saint Jean makes it possible to obtain an air sight of the Old port.
The covered way makes it possible to circulate around the fort and to observe the city and the cathedral of the Major.
In the court of the orange trees, one sees the old vault Saint Jean, a basin of water and planted pots of orange trees. The idea was to recreate a hispano-Moorish garden.
The footbridge makes it possible to propose to the Marseillais a new place of walk near the Old port. It is the link between Marseilles and its history. She proposes an ecological advance through the Garden of the Migrations of the Mediterranean cultures.
Strong Saint Jean
Old port
J4 esplanade
Bd du Littoral
13002 Marseilles