Marseille to Aix-en-Provence

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Marseille to
Aix-en-Provence
Includes 
Marseille . . . . . . . . . . .
Les Calanques . . . . . .
Cassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Côte Bleue. . . . . . . . . .
Pays d’Aix. . . . . . . . . . .
Aix-en-Provence. . . . .
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Best Places to Eat
¨¨Petit Pierre Reboul (p173)
¨¨La Table de Ventabren
(p176)
Why Go?
Radiating from the boat-lined Vieux Port, Marseille’s irresistible magnetism draws you into its vibrant, polyglot
heart. The city has undergone a facelift in recent years and
now boasts world-class museums in showpiece buildings,
myriad galleries and top-notch performing arts. It also retains earthy, bustling markets and districts spiced with Middle Eastern flavour, as well as fantastic restaurants. Allow
yourself at least 48 hours to take in Marseille’s compelling
sights, its azure coast, and the dramatic Les Calanques –
rocky inlets gashed by the seas of the ice age, resulting in
the spectacular coastline that snakes southeast to Cassis.
Heading north from Marseille, the landscape softens to the
green and purple hues of the Pays d’Aix (Aix Country) that
Cézanne loved so much, with charming, bourgeois Aix-enProvence at its centre.
¨¨Le Café des Épices (p160)
¨¨Le Petit Verdot (p173)
¨¨Intercontinental
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Marignane (Airport)
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Marseille
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Salon de Provence
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Marseille
¨¨Villa Gallici (p172)
Cassis
Marignane
(Airport)
Best Places
to Stay
Driving Distances (km)
Cassis
¨¨La Cantinetta (p160)
Aix-enProvence
¨¨Le Rhul (p160)
Marseille – Hôtel Dieu (p157)
¨¨L’Épicerie (p172)
¨¨Casa Honoré (p157)
Pla
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Cavaillon (20km);
Avignon (47km)
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Marseille to Aix-en-Provence Highlights
1 Peruse the explosion of
new galleries and museums
in Marseille (p145), like
MuCEM.
2 Stroll Marseille’s Vieux
Port (p144) before settling
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gorgeous walks and lunch with
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3 Dip into the rocky coves
4 Restaurant-hop around
mod bistros in Marseille
(p157) or sup bouillabaisse
of Calanque de Sormiou
(p166) and Calanque
de Morgiou (p166) for