If you are visiting Palais Longchamp, it's worth walking up the steps if you're able to check out…read morethe Parc Longchamp. Opened in 1869 same as the palais, it's a nice English style landscape garden to take a walk around. One thing I learned after the fact, was within this lovely park is a 150-year-old plane tree and an oak and a Siberian elm that are both 120 years old. Antique nature. When we were walking around, there were others sitting alone reading and a large group playing frisbee together. This may be a small park, but it still has a lot of life in it. They had a map, some statues, and remnants of an old zoo. Some cages still stand from the 1987 closing - it's actually quite fascinating to take a look through. The zoo was closed when the public decided keeping animals in cages was no longer a good look. Good for them. It's free, same as the Palais and usually open until sunset.

Large park, lovely fountain. Funny zoo in poor repair and frankly quite sad. Playgrounds mostly…read morebarricaded off and covered in graffiti. Possibly a facelift is upcoming but for now, if you are looking for a place for your kids to run off steam, this is not it.

There are only a very few green spaces in Marseille. Most of those your will find when looking at a…read moremap o Marseille are cementaries a bit away from the city center. Jardin du Pharo is one of the few green spaces that exist reasonably close to the city center. The locales most definitely have discovered this place. On weekends when the sun is shinning the park fills up with locals playing soccer, having picnics, families with kids playing on the playground and those that just like to enjoy the view of the city from up here (and the view is really good from up here). It's creates an almost electric atmosphere, though still with room to spare is you would just like to sit down and enjoy a bit of sunlight. Be aware that some of the busses that stops nearby also continues down the coast stopping at the nearby beaches. Practical is you want to go there too, but it also means that they are pretty packed with people and getting off can be a bit tricky.

This is a very easy walk from both Les Catalans Beach and Vieux-Port. The sculptures here are fun…read moreand the views of the Vieux-Port and the ocean are beautiful! The flowers are simply lovely! This is a lovely green space in which many locals and tourists alike sunbathe, picnic, and stroll during the summer months. There is a small carousel and a small cafe as well. If you want a bit of an escape that is not the beach while staying in Marseille, definitely check out these gardens!

Beautiful, you can smell the see, enjoy the view on the castle…read more peaceful and great to spend an afternoon in the sun. playground for children. this is paradise.