An essential part of the Phocaean city Immersive stay in Marseille

12:00 Arrival in Marseille - coach parking at Mucem

12:15 Lunch at a restaurant near the old port

1:45 pm boarding for the Château d'If - 30-minute crossing - approx. 1-hour visit

3:45 pm return boat - arrival in port at 4:05 pm

4:05pm: Free time to visit Cosquer Méditérrannée (1.3km - 15-minute walk) along the harbor.

4:30 pm Welcome to the Cosquer Méditerranée adventure!

The Grotte Cosquer, restored in the Villa Méditerranée building in Marseille, finally reveals its secrets buried 30,000 years ago at a depth of 37 meters. The Cosquer Méditerranée adventure unfolds over three levels, with the prehistoric cave under the sea to be discovered over an area of 1750m2 ... Get ready to dive 37 meters below sea level and travel back in time to 33,000 years BC! Climb aboard self-contained modules and let yourself be guided for a 35-minute exploration of the prehistoric cave under the sea.

Disembark and continue your tour on foot.

Head for the amphitheatre to watch a never-before-seen documentary retracing the story of Henri Cosquer's discovery of the cave.

On the third floor, join the Galerie Méditerranée, an educational and didactic complex dedicated to the interpretation of the Cosquer Cave, to be visited in the presence of expert mediators (conference option available at this point).

6:00 pm Free time for those who wish to visit the Cathedral de la Major (400m from the MUCEM entrance). Overlooking the port of Marseille, Cathédrale de la Major impresses with its unique Romanesque-Byzantine architecture, imposing domes and alternating white and green stone facades. Built in the 19th century, it reflects the city's cosmopolitan soul. Inside, marble, mosaics and majestic volumes invite contemplation. An emblematic place to discover, between history, spirituality and an exceptional panorama of the Mediterranean.

6:45 pm Transfer to hotel and check-in

8:00 pm Dinner and overnight at 2* hotel (coach parking on site or nearby)

From 7:00 am Breakfast

8:30 am: coach parking at Mucem

9:00 am: guided tour of the Panier district

From the Hôtel de Ville to the Vieille Charité, this stroll through the Panier district will introduce you to France's oldest neighborhood. discover 26 centuries of history, step by step, as your tour guides share their anecdotes.

11h00 - Guided tour of the MUCEM - 1h00

A one-hour guided tour of the permanent collections.

Marseille's unique MuCEM (Musée des Civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée) is devoted entirely to the cultures of Europe and the Mediterranean. At the entrance to the Vieux Port, with a view of the open sea, the museum takes on its full meaning.

12:30 Lunch at the restaurant

2:00 pm - Departure by coach for a guided panoramic tour of the city, stopping at key points for explanations of the monuments

La cité radieuse: La Cité radieuse, or more colloquially La Maison du fada, is a residence built between 1947 and 1952 by architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known by his pseudonym Le Corbusier. Built in the form of a bar on stilts (in the shape of flared legs with a brutalist appearance), it attempts to realize a new form of housing estate, a "vertical village" known as a "Unité d'habitation".

Along with sixteen other architectural works by Le Corbusier, the site was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2016. Explanations from the outside.

Notre-Dame de la Garde - Marseille's Good Mother - guided tour

Proudly dominating the city from its summit, the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica offers an exceptional panorama of Marseille, the Mediterranean Sea and the surrounding hills. A true emblem of the Phocaean city, this site steeped in history and spirituality is as captivating for its Roman-Byzantine architecture as it is for its unique atmosphere. A must-see if you want to admire Marseille from another angle and discover the secrets of the famous "Good Mother".

Return to hotel and dinner

We have breakfast.
Departure for Martigues.

Guided tour of the fishermen's quarter.
Climb up to the Notre Dame chapel in the Marins bus, offering a magnificent panorama over the town and the entire Etang de Berre (the chapel is not open to the public), followed by a guided tour of the old quarter: the archeological showcase of the Place Maritima, the listed site of the Miroir aux Oiseaux, which attracted many painters (Dufy, Corot, Picabia, Cézanne, Ziem....), the Madeleine church, the "Gendarme's hat" house where "La cuisine au beurre" was filmed...

Lunch in a restaurant (optional bouillabaisse lunch).

Boat trip along the calanques of the Côte Bleue. This limestone coastline stretches between Martigues and Marseille. It's a succession of calanques, small coves and beaches nestled against the Estaque mountain range. This chain loops around to the north-west of Marseille's harbour, while on the other side it protects the Etang de Berre basin.
The Côte Bleue is made up of several communes:
Carro, at the western end of the Côte Bleue, is a picturesque little port, renowned for its tuna fishing.
At Sausset les Pins, the coast is very jagged. A 4 km-long corniche offers a magnificent panorama of the sea.
Carry le Rouet, like Sausset-les-Pins, is a small seaside resort, situated at the end of a cove framed by pine-wooded slopes.
Le Rouet-Plage is a pretty cove with a beach topped by a magnificent chapel.
The calanques of the Côte Bleue begin at Ensuès la Redonne.
Le Rove has one of the longest coastlines on the Côte Bleue, with a very steep coastline. Two calanques provide shelter for yachtsmen: Niolon and La Vesse.

Return to hotel and dinner

Breakfast and departure by coach

12:00 Arrival in Marseille - coach parking at Mucem

12:15 Lunch at a restaurant near the old port

1:45 pm boarding for the Château d'If - 30-minute crossing - approx. 1-hour visit

3:45 pm return boat - arrival in port at 4:05 pm

4:05pm: Free time to visit Cosquer Méditérrannée (1.3km - 15-minute walk) along the harbor.

4:30 pm Welcome to the Cosquer Méditerranée adventure!

The Grotte Cosquer, restored in the Villa Méditerranée building in Marseille, finally reveals its secrets buried 30,000 years ago at a depth of 37 meters. The Cosquer Méditerranée adventure unfolds over three levels, with the prehistoric cave under the sea to be discovered over an area of 1750m2 ... Get ready to dive 37 meters below sea level and travel back in time to 33,000 years BC! Climb aboard self-contained modules and let yourself be guided for a 35-minute exploration of the prehistoric cave under the sea.

Disembark and continue your tour on foot.

Head for the amphitheatre to watch a never-before-seen documentary retracing the story of Henri Cosquer's discovery of the cave.

On the third floor, join the Galerie Méditerranée, an educational and didactic complex dedicated to the interpretation of the Cosquer Cave, to be visited in the presence of expert mediators (conference option available at this point).

6:00 pm Free time for those who wish to visit the Cathedral de la Major (400m from the MUCEM entrance). Overlooking the port of Marseille, Cathédrale de la Major impresses with its unique Romanesque-Byzantine architecture, imposing domes and alternating white and green stone facades. Built in the 19th century, it reflects the city's cosmopolitan soul. Inside, marble, mosaics and majestic volumes invite contemplation. An emblematic place to discover, between history, spirituality and an exceptional panorama of the Mediterranean.

6:45 pm Transfer to hotel and check-in

8:00 pm Dinner and overnight at 2* hotel (coach parking on site or nearby)

From 7:00 am Breakfast

8:30 am: coach parking at Mucem

9:00 am: guided tour of the Panier district

From the Hôtel de Ville to the Vieille Charité, this stroll through the Panier district will introduce you to France's oldest neighborhood. discover 26 centuries of history, step by step, as your tour guides share their anecdotes.

11h00 - Guided tour of the MUCEM - 1h00

A one-hour guided tour of the permanent collections.

Marseille's unique MuCEM (Musée des Civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée) is devoted entirely to the cultures of Europe and the Mediterranean. At the entrance to the Vieux Port, with a view of the open sea, the museum takes on its full meaning.

12:30 Lunch at the restaurant

2:00 pm - Departure by coach for a guided panoramic tour of the city, stopping at key points for explanations of the monuments

La cité radieuse: La Cité radieuse, or more colloquially La Maison du fada, is a residence built between 1947 and 1952 by architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known by his pseudonym Le Corbusier. Built in the form of a bar on stilts (in the shape of flared legs with a brutalist appearance), it attempts to realize a new form of housing estate, a "vertical village" known as a "Unité d'habitation".

Along with sixteen other architectural works by Le Corbusier, the site was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2016. Explanations from the outside.

Notre-Dame de la Garde - Marseille's Good Mother - guided tour

Proudly dominating the city from its summit, the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica offers an exceptional panorama of Marseille, the Mediterranean Sea and the surrounding hills. A true emblem of the Phocaean city, this site steeped in history and spirituality is as captivating for its Roman-Byzantine architecture as it is for its unique atmosphere. A must-see if you want to admire Marseille from another angle and discover the secrets of the famous "Good Mother".

Return to hotel and dinner

We have breakfast.
Departure for Martigues.

Guided tour of the fishermen's quarter.
Climb up to the Notre Dame chapel in the Marins bus, offering a magnificent panorama over the town and the entire Etang de Berre (the chapel is not open to the public), followed by a guided tour of the old quarter: the archeological showcase of the Place Maritima, the listed site of the Miroir aux Oiseaux, which attracted many painters (Dufy, Corot, Picabia, Cézanne, Ziem....), the Madeleine church, the "Gendarme's hat" house where "La cuisine au beurre" was filmed...

Lunch in a restaurant (optional bouillabaisse lunch).

Boat trip along the calanques of the Côte Bleue. This limestone coastline stretches between Martigues and Marseille. It's a succession of calanques, small coves and beaches nestled against the Estaque mountain range. This chain loops around to the north-west of Marseille's harbour, while on the other side it protects the Etang de Berre basin.
The Côte Bleue is made up of several communes:
Carro, at the western end of the Côte Bleue, is a picturesque little port, renowned for its tuna fishing.
At Sausset les Pins, the coast is very jagged. A 4 km-long corniche offers a magnificent panorama of the sea.
Carry le Rouet, like Sausset-les-Pins, is a small seaside resort, situated at the end of a cove framed by pine-wooded slopes.
Le Rouet-Plage is a pretty cove with a beach topped by a magnificent chapel.
The calanques of the Côte Bleue begin at Ensuès la Redonne.
Le Rove has one of the longest coastlines on the Côte Bleue, with a very steep coastline. Two calanques provide shelter for yachtsmen: Niolon and La Vesse.

Return to hotel and dinner

Breakfast and departure by coach