An incredibly beautiful place! I'm so very glad that we took a private tour from our cruise ship,…read morewhich was docked in Marseilles, France. We rode to Cassis and enjoyed the town, a wonderful lunch, and then the amazingly beautiful Calanques National Park. It is nestled between Marseille and Cassis on the western edge of the French Riviera. Calanques National Park is a stunning maritime refuge. We took a two hour boat ride of the area. It has breathtaking cliffside trails, water sports, postcard-perfect blue water, and is close to cities on the Riviera. The park is unique for its "calanques", which are steep limestone cliffs and coves that meander for miles along the coast of the Mediterranean. Amazingly beautiful blue "sea creeks" flow around and through the park's 26 calanques. Many people were sunbathing, diving, and swimming by the limestone cliffs, in many different places. It has many tranquil beaches and river-like areas ideal for water sports. The park is also a wildlife refuge with many species. The water was so clear that you could see many fish from the boat. This is such a gorgeous area, I highly recommend a tour to this park and be sure to take a long boat ride into the Calanques!

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.

Stayed on the port and was able to wake up to the beautiful views of the port for 2 days. The area…read moreitself during the holiday season was decorated beautifully and the walk was very nice and not too chilly. They have many restaurants and hotels in the area and if you continue to walk out the port area, they have some good shopping and churches to visit. Marseille also has a double decker hop on hop off tour.

Strolled along the waterfront admiring the tourist vendors, fish mongers, brassieres, seafood…read morerestaurants @ tourists. FroM here we had views of churches & passing tour buses.

From the owner: Marseille 2600 ans d'histoire Le parc est emblématique de la cité phocéenne avec 26 séquoias…read morereprésentant les 26 siècles d'histoire de la ville. Le lac est entouré de quatre jardins thématiques (provençal, oriental, africain et asiatique), de fontaines et de belvédères avec vue sur Notre-Dame de la Garde. Trois aires de jeux sont prévuées pour les enfants, ainsi que plusieurs boulodromes.

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!

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.

From the owner: Le jardin public le plus ancien de la ville Situé sur une colline, le Jardin Pierre Puget offre un…read morepoint de vue unique sur le Vieux-Port. L'aménagement du jardin, réalisé au XIXe siècle, s'est échelonné sur plus de 50 ans. Un lieu paisible, idéal pour admirer la ville.

From the owner: Villa "vague à la mer" Le jardin abrite une magnifique villa construite par un riche négociant à la…read morefin du XIXe siècle. Celle-ci portait à l'origine le nom de "vague à la mer", qui s'est progressivement transformé en "Valmer". Le jardin présente des variétés d'arbres et de plantes exotiques, et offre l'un des plus beaux points de vue sur la mer.

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.

From the owner: Un parc de 17 hectares Avec ses bassins, ses jardins et son boulodrome, le Parc Borély est le parc…read morepréféré des Marseillais. C'est l'une de leur balade favorite pour les week-end ensoleillés. Cet espace abrite également une bastide du XVIIIe siècle et un hippodrome pour les courses équestres. La vue sur la mer, qui n'est pas très loin de là, est magnifique et un petit chemin pratiquable en roller mène directement aux flots bleus.