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Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
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Old Port of Marseille

The Old Port of Marseille is at the end of the Canebière, the major street of . It has been the natural harbour of the city since antiquity and is now the main popular place in Marseille. It became mainly pedestrian in 2013.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Marina
  • Description: seaport
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hôtel de ville and Théâtre National de la Criée.

Town hall
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a historic building in , , southern , standing on Quai du Port. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1948.

Theater building
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a theater building.

Museum
Photo: Olenailn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations is a national museum located in , . It was inaugurated on 7 June 2013 as part of Marseille-Provence 2013, a year when Marseille was designated as the European Capital of Culture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marseille and Le Panier.

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
With 1.6 million people in its urban area, is the second most populated city of the biggest Mediterranean port and the economic center of the region.

Suburb
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Quarter
is a district near Canebière, central . It is within the . Its name was given by Monseigneur Henri François Xavier de de Castelmoron, who famously helped during the Great Plague of Marseille.

Old Port of Marseille

Latitude
43.29458° or 43° 17′ 41″ north
Longitude
5.36928° or 5° 22′ 9″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8FM779V9+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 162847430
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­marina
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
2969187
Wiki­data ID
Q437959
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Old Port of Marseille” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميناء مرسيليا القديم”
  • Asturian: “Puertu Vieyu de Marsella”
  • Basque: “Marseillako Portu Zaharra”
  • Chinese: “马赛老港”
  • Dutch: “Vieux-Port (Marseille)”
  • Dutch: “Vieux-Port”
  • Esperanto: “Antikva Haveno de Marsejlo”
  • Finnish: “Marseillen vanha satama”
  • French: “Vieux-port de marseille”
  • French: “Vieux-Port de Marseille”
  • German: “Alter Hafen (Marseille)”
  • German: “Alter Hafen”
  • German: “Vieux Port”
  • Italian: “porto vecchio di Marsiglia”
  • Italian: “Porto vecchio di Marsiglia”
  • Italian: “Vieux Port”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Pòrt Vièlh de Marselha”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Pòrt Vièlh”
  • Persian: “بندر مارسی”
  • Polish: “old port of marseille”
  • Spanish: “Puerto viejo de marsella”
  • Spanish: “Puerto Viejo de Marsella”
  • Spanish: “Vieux Port de Marsella”
  • Spanish: “Vieux-Port de Marsella”
  • Swedish: “Gamla hamnen, Marseille”
  • Swedish: “Vieux-Port, Marseille”
  • Ukrainian: “Старий порт Марселя”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hôtel-de-Ville and Opéra.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Société nautique de Marseille and Quai de Rive-Neuve.

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