Colorful Marseille

Relatively close to Mount Saint-Victoire, depicted on many of the paintings of Paul Cézanne, lies Aix-en-Provence - a favorite city of students and shopping center, interesting not only for tourists.
The historical core within the ring road divides Kur-Mirabeau.

On the Cours Mirabeau, under the sprawling plane trees, you can relax on the terraces of several cafes, such as the popular "Big Bro".

From Provence we arrive in Marseille, which is best admired from above, from the Neo-Byzantine basilica of Note-Dam de la Garde.
The Greeks once found a natural port here; it was a little further than the current Old Port.

Visiting Marseille, you should definitely try the famous bouillabaisse fish soup. For its preparation it is necessary to boil in broth not less than four grades of fish and mussels with saffron.
You can try it in the Provençal restaurant Les Arcenaulx, which also houses a bookstore.

If you go along the coast (although the landscape there is poor and uninteresting), you will get to the small port of Cassis. From here the boats go to Kalank - to the coves resembling fjords (narrow, winding and deep into the land of the sea bays with rocky shores), between the whitish rocks near the turquoise sea.

Kalank is a French cove. The coves cut the entire coast between Marseille and the town of Cassis. It is so elegantly cut that the French have created a national park here. Narrow coves cutting through rocky shores, wild beaches with turquoise seas, mountains, cliffs and gorges covered with evergreen conifers. All this makes the national park one of the most beautiful places on the Côte d'Azur.
Visiting the park is free. You can get here by bus, car or boat, but the best way to get here is by kayak! You'll get unforgettable impressions and new experiences during this amazing walk. It is better to stock up on food in advance, as there will be no place to buy meals on the wild beach.

St. John's Fort is located in the northern part of the Old Port, where the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (Hospitalier) lived since the 13th century.
After the Aragonese attack in 1423, Duke of Provence Rene of Anjou (also known as King Rene the Good, 1434 - 1480) built a massive quadrangle tower (preserved to this day) to protect the entrance to the harbour. In the 17th century, Louis XIV decided to protect Marseille with new fortifications - they began to build them on the site of the requisitioned possessions of the Order of the Hospitallers. In 1664, a lighthouse was built, and a few years later, the engineer of the Chevalier Louis-Nicolas de Clairville built a fortress by order of the king. After De Clairville's death, Sebastian Vauban, an engineer and marshal, was appointed head of the fortifications, at which the fort was separated from the city by a wide moat filled with water.
For many years, the fort of St. John has been home to military units, the Revolution turns the fort into a prison, and the Germans set up an ammunition depot here during World War II, which was blown up in 1944. After the liberation of France, the fort returned to the French army, and in the 60s became a monument of history and architecture.

The restaurant is located in an alley in the old town.
The room is small, but very cozy. There are places on the street.
We recommend tasting foie gras fillet, scallops, tapenade.
Closed Wednesday and Thursday.

Tomorrow awaits you in gorgeous Nice, but for now it's time to rest in the hotel.