Enjoy a cruise through the
Port of Marseille with a stopover on the island of
If to visit the mythical
Chateau d'If. For 2,600 years, the Phocean city of Marseille has been the reflection of French history. As you cruise out along the port, enjoy the views of the city's host of monuments, dominated by the benevolent and emblematic
Bonne Mère, the basilica of
Notre Dame de la Garde, and the
Lacydon (ancient Ligure divinity). You can discover the old ports, but also the
Vallon des Auffres, a typical rocky inlet that sheltered fishermen coming from Genoa with their colored boats, traditionally called
Le Pointu.
The beautiful landscape keeps going with
L'Anse de Malmousque, a very picturesque
calanque (inlet) with pretty Provençal houses surrounding a little port, then the
Chateau d'If that Alexandre Dumas made internationally famous through the fictional epic of
The Count of Monte-Cristo.
Finally, you'll reach the
Archipel du Frioul, a chalky archipelago off the coast of Marseille with sharp reliefs. These numerous
calanques have been used as anchorage from 49 BCE for Jules Caesar's flotilla. You'll sail by several, including Port Miou, Port Pin, En Vau, l'Oule, Devenson, l'Oeil de Verre, Suguiton, and Morgiou.
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