This is the emblematic place of Marseille: the Old Port !
The first traces of colonization of Massalia (Marseille) are in the Vieux Port… the biggest Calanque in Provence!
Its original name “Lacydon” is in homage to a ancient goddess Ligure. It's here, 26 centuries ago, that the Phoceens landed from Asia Minor (Turkey), to establish a maritime colony. It would soon become the meeting place of all the civilizations throughout the Mediterranean.

Old Port : the beating heart of the Marseille

In history, the Vieux Port of Marseille is no other than the starting point for the creation of the city. During Antiquity and the Middle Ages, the Greek city that was then called Massalia (then Massilia during the Roman era) had built its city from this port.
The latter was surrounded by two forts still present now namely Fort Saint Nicolas and Fort Saint-Jean.
Formerly the economic center of Marseille, the Vieux Port is today a marina but also and especially the symbol of the city. A veritable gateway to the Mediterranea, it's at this magical and tourist place that shipping companies like Croisières Marseille Calanques have moored their cruise ships.
And it's isn't by chance: the location of the Vieux Port makes it easy to reach the coves of the coast and to walk in the bay of Marseille to discover the city seen from the sea.

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