A trip to the south of France was the occasion to visit Marseille, France's second city.
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| Marseille Vieux Port (Old Port) |
We started off by visiting the
Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations, known as the MucEM. It is France's first national museum to be located outside of Paris and was inaugurated in 2013 when Marseille was designated as European Capital of Culture.
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| Fort Saint-Jean, built in 1660, which now houses the MUCEM |
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| a modern part of the MuCEM, linked to the older buildings by a footbridge |
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| another modern part of the MuCEM |
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| Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica, which dominates Marseille's Old Port |
The inside of the basilica is very nautically themed, with model ships and planes.
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| inside the Basilica |
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| view over the Vieux Port from the Basilica; Fort Saint-Jean in the centre |
Corniche Kennedy is a boulevard nearly 4km long that skirts the Mediterranean sea.
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| Corniche Kennedy |
We spent two nights on the Frioul archipelago, a group of four islands, to go diving there. The islands are only 4km from Marseille.
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| Frioul islands |
We stayed both nights on a (stationary) boat in the marina. Unfortunately the
Mistral kept us awake with the wind banging ropes against the mast all night!
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| our accommodation |
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| gull, Frioul islands |
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| Chateau d'If |
After a side-trip to Corsica, we headed to
Montpellier, France's eight largest city.
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Les Arceaux, Montpellier, an 18th century aqueduct
built to supply the city with water |
Montpellier's Faculty of Medicine is the oldest in the world and is housed in a former bishopric next to
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre.
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| Montpellier Faculty of Medicine |
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre is a 14th-century Gothic cathedral.
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| cathedral main south entrance |
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| house, old city centre of Montpellier |
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| Porte de Peyrou, a triumphal arch built in 1693 |
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| at Place de la Comédie, with the Opera in the background |
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