About Marseille

Marseille is the second-largest city of France and forms the third-largest metropolitan area, with 1,516,340 inhabitants at the 1999 census and 1,605,000 inhabitants in 2007 after Paris and Lyon. Located on the south east coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, it is France's largest commercial port. Marseille is the administrative capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, as well as the administrative capital of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Its inhabitants are called Marseillais.

Marseille is at the same time one of France's oldest cities dating back more than 2000 years, the ancient name is Phocaea. One of Europe's most important ports in maritime history.
A new port now handles the cargo, whilst the old port is for pleasure and a great place to have a drink.