Tourism in the French city of Marseille

Marseille city occupies the second place in terms of size between the cities of France, and comes after the capital Paris. At the same time Marseille is France's biggest port, and one of the oldest cities in France that were not the oldest ever. And Marseille is the capital of the province (county) bearing the same name.

Historical overview

Marseille was founded by the Greeks adventurers, they came from Asia Minor about the year 600 BC, and fired Mssalia Massalia name them. The city remained free and independent until the first century AD, when subjected to the control of Romania and deteriorated economic and social conditions, and the city is preparing its importance and thrive only in the Middle Ages, especially in the period of the Crusades. In 1481 AD became Provence Provence region, which is located where part of France. Increased importance of Marseille after the occupation of France, Algeria in 1830, and reinforced the importance of this after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, which cut short the navigational way too much to South-East Asia and East and to East Africa and the Arabian Gulf ports across the Red Sea, the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. Currently Marseille like the rest of French cities and sophisticated city is waiting for greater prosperity in the future, especially with the increase or strengthen relations between the Mediterranean countries under the Mediterranean partnership which founded on the trade exchange between the countries of the basin.

Marseille is located in south-eastern France on the north shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the beach which is situated called it the beach and the azure Côted'Azur degree viewing 1843 north of the equator. And the city rising from the sea about 75 m level, overlooking the sea Lyon Bay.

Characterized by the city climate as typical Mediterranean, where the average temperature of the summer 22 m, while the mean temperature of the winter is 19:00, and the rate of 13.8 m annual temperature, but the maximum temperature may exceed 30 m in the month of July and the minimum may drop to below zero in January, but that is rare. It rains in the winter and the annual average of 560 mm, and it rains in the summer, which has a share of the total annual rainfall of about 10% or more in some years season. This is consistent with the climate and the presence of remnants of evergreen forest close to the city, which is made up of oak, pine and cypress trees.

Area of ​​the city 242 km 2, and the urban complex posed by Marseille area (urban or Metropolitan area) metropolitan area are 830 km 2, which is called the Great Marseille.

The number of Marseille's population 1.233 million people in 1990, and has become 1.290 million in 2000, and is expected to arrive in 2015 to 1.358 million people. The equivalent of the city's population accounted for 2.9% of the total population of France, which is so far from the capital, Paris, which was home to 9.63 million people in 2000 and its share of the total population of France, equivalent to 21.57%.

General view of the city of Marseille

Marseille take arc around the old port to port around the Pleasure Boat and tourism form, having built a modern and trendy port to the west of it about 10 km. And located the old parts of the city close to the Old Port, where important historical buildings are spread, especially churches and cathedrals such as: Amajor Cathédrale Cathedral de la Major of the twelfth century, the Church of Notre Dame Dolagard Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde of the eighteenth century, and historic buildings task can Male City Hospital, which dates back to the seventeenth century, abound restaurants and cafes in the vicinity of the old port and frequented by large numbers of residents of the city, and tourists who are visiting Marseille high density and in different seasons of the year, especially in the summer, whether from inside France or from outside. And the distance is not far from the old port and there is talk about the inside center of the city where lie the modern shops, banks and corporate headquarters and offices of the various administrative and service buildings.

The city's economy depends on transport, trade, industry and tourism dependent key. Femiina Marseille serve nearly one-third of all vessel traffic in French ports, where enter more than 4,500 ships annually come from around the world. The city's modern port of the largest whole world ports as it increases the amount of the raw materials and goods products discharged annually to 100 million tons, mostly from oil (three-quarters), and in particular that the port serving in this area both from Germany and Switzerland through a tube with a large capacity, It transmits part of the oil, which empties into the harbor in these two countries. To the north-east of the city is located Marenyan Marignane international airport and 32 km. There are navigable channel up between the city and the port of the Rhone river, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea to the northeast of it.

Massif Coast

Massif de Calank Coast desolate western Kasese and South Marcel, are found in this beach which stretches 19 kilometers some of the most beautiful and most spectacular landscapes such as grooves which Nantha water in the limestone are spotless white, which reaches depths to two kilometers, and related to the white rocks that eye-catching above the sea and attracts rock climbers It can organize walking tours, boat trips through tour companies and most prominent views in Calank town Sormeu Bashatiha and restaurants seafood and small port, and separate Sormeu for charming beauty small settlement in Morgio central head Morgio which provides a panoramic view and a view of the grooves in the interface port Cassese:

As for the town of Cassis are wonderful resort west of Marseille and surrounded by white rocks towering did not suffer the significant changes and remained the province of the old magic that lost French cities that made up for the same aura of civilization and the level of sophistication, and established the town next to Mount centered old village on a shady field.

And more what attracts tourists solariums and visit the village castle dating back to the Middle Ages, which was built in the year 1381.

It is popular trekking the famous boat ride to the marine canyons narrow stretching between the mountains and carved entrances in calcareous rocks, and if you have the energy and activity you can walk to reach farther and better grooves behind the beach to the west, which is 90 minutes away, and you could descend climbing rocks to the beach and spread some Alosob trees where you find a place among the rocks to its roots, deep water and blue and swimming between high rock experience should not miss any visitor there.

Aciotat to Port:

Aciotat and its meaning for the city. City known foot industrial commercial port where the shipbuilding industry and the Dry Dock. But the low turnout and on the industry and the causes of war (World War), has marginalized the role of the port and left most of the companies of the industry. In this century, he returned to this port recovery and returned his fame.

Marseille Port:

Marseille is a port of the most important seaports in France and in the same time is the most unwanted ports to shipping companies and that the large number of strikes by workers there (the first thing we got to Marseille there was a strike and we were not able to enter the port).

Port destroyed by the Germans in 1942 during World War flooded and 170 vessels on Mcharvh.