Marseille - Alleys and islands

Having a look at Marseille, Chateau d'If, Ile de Ratonneau and Cassis.

  • The guardian

    The imposing basilica is situated at the highest point of Marseille, 162 meters above sea level.

    Notre Dame de la Garde, Marseille

  • By the bay

    Batterie de Cavaux at Ile de Ratonneau

  • Wicked stairs

    These stairs are located in the middle of the old quarter. They could be seen in the beginning of 1971 movie French Connection.

    Rue des Moulins, Marseille

  • Get the party started

    Notice the disco ball hanging from the power line.

    Le Panier, Marseille

  • Marooned

    Ile de Ratonneau

  • Not Alcatraz

    The Chateau d'If used to hold many prisoners, including Mirabeau and a rhinoceros. This was also the location for the fiction book The Count of Monte Cristo.

    Chateau d'If, Marseille

  • The bench

    Quai des Baux, Cassis

  • The knights that say Oui

    The Chateau d'If used to hold many prisoners, including Mirabeau and a rhinoceros.

    Chateau d'If, Marseille

  • Passing through

    Rue Docteur Severin Icard, Cassis

  • Partystarters

    Le Panier, Marseille

  • I can see my house from here

    View from Notre Dame de la Garde, Marseille

  • Through the eye

    Ile de Ratonneau

  • Something fishy going on

    Bouillabaisse used to be poor fisherman's food in Marseille, but today it is one of the best known dishes in the world.

    Having Bouillabaisse at Miramar, Marseille

  • Seafront

    Cassis