I skedaddled out of Aix-en-Provence like a scalded conference attendee on Tuesday to visit Marseille. Didn't achieve a whole lot during my few hours in that there ecumenical city of tolerance and appreciation. A chocolatier I was keen to patronise was closed, and a restaurant vaunted for its bouillabaise was full. I felt too lazy to climb up the hill to the Notre Dame de la Garde and satisfied myself with an occasional view of it from the Vieux Port. I ambled around the celebrated Panier district, sweating like a nomad, and was somewhat underwhelmed. For the oldest medieval district in France, it looked neither particularly old nor particularly distinguished. But here are some quick snaps I took.
Fort St Jean.
Narrow streets in Le Panier.
Hospice de la Vieille Charité
Notre Dame de la Garde with the Flaming Virgin atop a hill overlooking the Old Port
Restored Square within the Panier quarter.
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