Marseille - culture - climate =beau

Advantages: Gorgeous Climate, Beautiful Culture, Picture moment Scenaries
Disadvantages: driving(?)

...Marseilles is located on the south east of france, near the mediterranean sea - hosts a beautiful climate - lovely hot weather perfect for achieving a tan. Marseille is the second largest city in France, the region where Marseille is the capital of its region 'Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ' and is well used for shipments etc. Around August months the temperature is easily 30 degrees C. It shares a mediteranian climate of hot, humid and dry, the coldest months are January and february (11 degrees C) Marseille is of great importance to france, - look at the french national anthem - la marseille. When i went to marseille i stayed in a great villa/cottage with a private swimming pool, i strongly recommend you get a cottage with a private pool it makes the entire holiday worth-while. The pool wasn't heated as the climate is so hot...

f18nfz 21.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Marseille

A COMPLETE GUIDE TO MARSEILLE

Advantages: Cheaper than England, great food, easy to get to, friendly people
Disadvantages: High crime rate, polluted (aren't all big cities??!?) Its French (Lol)

...how do I get there? Well despite Marseille being right at the bottom of France it is still remarkably easy to get to and you do not have to rely on the plane. Firstly the obvious way to get there is by plane - British Airways, Air France and Buzz (only from Stanstead) fly there. Now if you're not too keen on the travelling by plane you can go entirely by train to Marseille. (When I went to Marseille I went by plane so I don't know how much this option will cost but I imagine a fair bit more than an airfare). To get to Marseille by train you need to get to Waterloo Station (in London) and catch the Eurostar to Paris. And then from Paris catch the TGV to Marseille. I'm not sure what the exact journey time would be if you went to Marseille that way but I think the Eurostar takes a 2 or 3 hours and the TGV from Paris to Marseille...

Disillusioned 04.11.2001 · Read review
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Review of Marseille (France)

Marseille

Advantages: An interesting Vieux Port (old port) area, good accommodation options nearby
Disadvantages: A noticeably high crime rate, not a great deal to see outside the port and coast areas

...A “reputation for roguishness and danger”, as an older edition of our guidebook states, at first seemed a rather strange claim to make about Marseille. Regrettably, however, crime rates here are among the highest in France, and our own impressions could do nothing but strengthen this view. I had first visited the city two years ago, in the summer of 1999. That time, I had stayed in a pleasant (though rather unhygienic) youth hostel far from the Vieux Port area, and had avoided any kind of mishap whatsoever. This was still true after a confused two-hour walk back to my accommodation (after the Metro had unexpectedly shut down on Sunday evening), which took me through dark alleyways of the worst description. In fact, it was only other people that ever appeared to hold a grudge against Marseille’s inhabitants...

Marechal_Grouchy 17.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of Marseille (France)

La Belle ville de Marseille

Advantages: It's a Beautiful city with breathtaking views
Disadvantages: Going out for a drink can proove expensive.

...Marseille is a beautiful city, with some of the most breathtaking views, and historic landmarks. Food is cheaper to buy there. Particularly fresh vegetables. There are plenty of shops and supermakets, and a large street market in Avenue du Prado, near the Castillane. When it comes to restaurants, you are spoiled for choice. But being a vegetarian, I went to a vegetarian restaurant called Country Life, in Rue Venture. I went on 16th September. However I have visited the city many times before. Being relatively close to home, and thanks to the channel tunnel, it is great to travel there by train. Given the speed and comfort of the Eurostar and TGV, I think it is preferable compared with flying. Unfortunately, drinks are expensive, even mineral water, if you buy them in a restaurant or a bar. Typical price for a small bottle...

francophile01 05.10.2005 · Read review
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Review of Marseille (France)

Marseilles, my town...

Advantages: beautiful, and full of history...
Disadvantages: the sun !!! which is always shining !!!

...Hello everybody ! Today, I'll try to perfect my english, because as I write in my personality, I'm a french student in Telecommunication and Networks... Well, I'll deal with Marseille, which is My Town... I'll try to present a fex monuments of my town. oo0oo NOTRE DAME DE LA GARDE oo0oo In the past, the La Garde hill was devoted to three functions : a look-out post (observation), a fortified castle (defense), and a basilica (cult). The Romanesque-Byzantine style religious building was erected between 1853 and 1864. THE SAINT VICTOR ABBEY (Open every day from 08.00 to 12.00 a.m. and from 02.00 to 06.00 p.m.) Marseille introduced monastic order in Provence. The crypts conserve highly valuable archeological evidence which attest to the presence of a quarry, exploited in the Greek era, followed by a Hellenistic necropolis of which...

nano.nsr 21.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of Marseille (France)

Vieux Port

Advantages: A unique city, full of history and character
Disadvantages: Racy reputation, some grim districts

..."Ladies and Gentlemen, in a few minutes the train will stop at Marseille. Keep a close eye on your luggage in case of thieves." It was noticeable that this warning had not been considered necessary at Lille, Lyon or any of the other places we had stopped on our way down through France. We kept a close eye on our luggage, but no local rascals attempted to abscond with it, and we went safely on to Nice, where again no warning against theft was apparently needed. That was several years ago, the first time we passed through Marseille on the TGV, and naturally it whetted our appetite to return for a proper visit. Admittedly, the city does not look attractive from the train as you enter, but what big city does? They all seem to save their grittiest industrial zones, their grimmest apartment blocks and their graffiti captions...

torr 26.07.2006 (27.07.2006) · Read review
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Review of Marseille (France)

Mayhem Invades Marseille.

Advantages: Mayhem. Live. On DVD. Wow!
Disadvantages: Sound Quality and Presentation. NTSC.

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Rude 28.05.2001 (20.09.2001) · Read review
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Review of European Legions Live In Marseille 2000 (DVD)

Small and friendly

Advantages: small, friendly, good facilities
Disadvantages: none

...Flying from Gatwick to Marseille (Mariagne) with BA for the first time alone, I was rather nervous about what the airport at Marseille would be like. My daughter was working in France and was meeting me at Marseille airport but would not be in time to meet the flight, so I would have a short wait. I am one of those people with not much of a sense of direction and can have my confidence easily chipped away by anything unfamiliar, but as it turned out Marseille airport is a surprisingly small and quite friendly airport. We landed in the afternoon and had only a short wait for the carousel with our baggage to claim. Then after a walk through customs we were through into the main waiting and check in areas of the airport. There are two small bistro cafes with a range of refreshments at a fairly reasonable price, both have waiter...

cpwill 16.05.2001 · Read review
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Review of Marseille

Stay at the Mercue

Advantages: clean, Cheap and freindly
Disadvantages: No drink making facilities in room - only the mini bar

...If you are looking to stay in the centre of Marseille close to the marina and excellent fish restaurents for a cheap price then this is the place for you. The hotel is located approx 20--25mins in a taxi away from Marseille Airport with a cost in the regionof 45 - 60 ~Euros (the maximum I have paid is 53 Euros, seems to be the same as anwhere in the UK, it is the luck of the draw which taxi driver you get. The hotel is just arount the corner from the View Port, far enough away not to be disturbed in the evening but close enough to walk to plenty of restaurents. If you like fish then this is the place to go as there is a great number of fish restaurants. The hotel is located directly next to a shipping center and there is direct access from the hotel lobby - you do not even had to go out into the street. On the far side...

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Review of Mercure Marseille Euro Centre, Marseille

Stay at the Holiday Inn on Parado

Advantages: nice area of Marseille -not too far from the beach
Disadvantages: all shops & restaurents close early.

...Address- Avenue du Prado, Marseille The Avenue du Prado is close to Parc Chanot, Stade Velodrome and Palais des Sports. Cost per room - range from EUR114.00 for pre-booked standard room to EUR220.00 per night for a superior room The hotel has 119 rooms 45 of which are non smoking. Inlcuded in this number are 16 executive rooms and 4 suites. 45 romms have double beds and 55 have twin beds and are based over 8 floors. Each room has individual air-conditioning, Tea & Coffee facilities, Mini Bar, Safe, Satelite TV and WIFI or high speed internet connection. The hotel also has its own restaurant which serves traditional French cuisine, however, I did not try this as I like to get out and about when visiting another country and not be confined to a hotel. The main reception is very welcoming, as you walk in...

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Review of Holiday Inn Marseille City Centre, Marseille