Note to self - Bring a bottle of wine and watch the sunset with the locals!…read more Quality/Quantity - The above is what the locals do. What a beautiful view. Too bad for my wife and I because the day we planned to do this, I booked last second reservations at Une Table au Sud, a Michelin Star restaurant; see my other Yelp review. Anyway, I hope my pictures do this place justice. Enjoy; better yet, go visit. Another plus was that we got our Marseille soap here which saved us a trip. 6 Euros for a pack of 4. We bought a few packs... BTW, this is the same price as if we went to the parent store. Ambiance - See my pictures. Pay toilets, I think 1 Euro. They accept credit cards. Restaurant available. Gift shop. Service - Self service. Price - Free, unless you need to use the toilets. Owner Comment - Congrats on all your success and history.

Stunning basilica at the top of the hill overlooking Marseille. The church itself has a beautiful…read moredesign with lots of mosaics and stripes columns inside. That is already enough on its own but the views from the outside are simply awe-inspiring. 360 degree views around. Don't miss this if in Marseille.

From the owner: Les Réformés Appelée également "Eglise des Réformés", elle se situe à l'emplacement du couvent des…read moreAugustins Réformés, d'où son appellation. Sa construction a commencé en 1855 pour s'achever en 1888. De style ogival, elle présente de nombreuses curiosités, dont des portes en bronze, des vitraux de Didron, et le grand orgue de Merklin. Chaque année, le dernier dimanche de novembre, l'église célèbre une messe en provençal pour l'inauguration de la foire aux santons. L'église est fermée le lundi matin et entre 12h et 14h30.

Earned a few Yelp badges here…read more Quality/Quantity - Came here twice. The first time by ourselves when we were hanging out in the Old Port. Then I impulsively discovered and signed up for a free (please tip) Marseilles Tour; see other Yelp review. A beautiful free cathedral. The second time with the tour and they were holding Mass/service. Ambiance - See pictures. Located near the harbor and built to give a positive impression to everyone arriving on the port. Clean public restrooms across the street at the museum. Service - Self service. Price - Free, donations. Owner Comment - Thanks for such a beautiful church and so much

LA MAJOR @ MARSEILLE FRANCE…read more This place is beautiful - the architecture, the details, and every part of this experience was magical! I really loved how it was opened to the public, there was no payment needed and it was easily accessible. The lights are very dimmed and pretty dark - but natural light you can see through. Be sure to wear appropriate clothing (no bikini, no hat, etc). Great experience and would recommend ubering or taking a tour here.

My husband and I attended Sunday Mass here during our honeymoon in Marseille. It is a gorgeous…read morechurch, and the parish is filled with very kind people! While it does not have the same grandeur as Notre-Dame de la Garde, it is an excellent and beautiful example of an old European church and local parish that is not also a tourist attraction. Not to mention that Notre-Dame du Mont is easier to reach (what with its not being situated at the peak of a mountain, and all), and thus easier for Mass attendance for visitors. I had the pleasure of speaking with the priest after Mass, and, just like the parishioners, he was also very kind to us visitors. He seemed pleased to have visitors to his parish from so far away! My husband's French-language skills are limited (whereas I am just about fluent), and even so, the universality of the Catholic church was clear, as he was still able to follow what was going on in the Mass. This Church was very special to me, as I attended a school run by the Visitation sisters here in the U.S., and Notre-Dame du Mont has many markers of its association with the Visitation sisters--besides the image of the Visitation on its facade, the main doors are flanked on the inside by statues of St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal. This association also bridged the distance for me, and opened my eyes to how connected Catholics are around the world. I wish we could have attended one of the concerts that were advertised as taking place here, but it is a good reason for people who are non-Catholic or perhaps non-practicing Christian to still take the time to see and support this sort-of hidden gem on a visit to Marseille!

From the owner: Bâtie sous la restauration Construite sur l'emplacement d'un ancien sanctuaire du VIe siècle, les…read moremarins venaient y déposer des offrandes. Mais les pélerinages ont fini par prendre une plus grande ampleur vers la basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde.

From the owner: Le coeur de la fraternité des moines apostoliques diocésains Il s'agit sans doute du premier…read moreédifice gothique de Provence. Construite au XIIIème siècle, elle doit son nom aux Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem. Son ancien prieuré (le Palais de Malte) abrite le musée Granet. L'Eglise Saint Jean de Malte est confiée à une communauté de frères, qui, plusieurs fois par jour, se retrouvent avec ceux qui le souhaitent pour chanter la prière.

As I walked around the Old Town of Aix-en-Provence, I noticed the huge cathedral. The Aix…read moreCathedral is a beautiful Roman Catholic church and the seat of the Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence and Arles. The cathedral is built on the site of the 1st-century Roman forum of Aix. Built and re-built from the 12th until the 19th century, it includes Romanesque, Gothic and Neo-Gothic elements, as well as Roman columns and parts of the baptistery from a 6th-century Christian church. The cathedral, a national monument of France, is located on the route of the Roman road, the Via Aurelia. A fragment of a Roman wall and the columns of the baptistery seem to be the origin of the legend that the church was built on top of a Roman temple dedicated to Apollo. The historian Scholastique Pitton (1668) claimed that the temple had been dedicated to a sun god, basing his claim upon the discovery of the leg of a statue uncovered at the site. According to the Christian tradition, the first church on the site was founded by Saint Maximinus of Aix, who arrived in Provence from Bethany, a village near Jerusalem, with Mary Magdalene on a boat belonging to Lazarus. Maximin built a modest chapel on the site of the present cathedral and dedicated it to the Holy Saviour (le Saint Sauveur). During the invasion of the Saracens in the 8th and 9th centuries, the original chapel of Saint-Sauveur was destroyed. At the beginning of the 12th century, a new church was begun on the same site, with Romanesque walls bearing the three bays of a wide single nave, constituting a parish church dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Notre Dame de la Sède). It's a nice building to visit while in the city.

Beautiful! I…read morestumbled on this cathedral when I was walking around. Would I suggest making a special trip here? I would normally say no... but there is not much to do in Aix-en-Provence, and the town is so small, that I guess you might as well! I was only here for about 5 minutes, but I did enjoy coming here!