Fort Saint-Jean
Fort Saint-Jean is a fortification in Marseille, built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port. Since 2013, it has been linked by two foot-bridges to the historical district Le Panier and to the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations; the latter being the first French national museum to be located outside Paris.Photo: Rvalette, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: French fortification from 1660
- Also known as: “Fort Grasse-Tilly”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Eugène and Villa Valmer.
Église Saint-Eugène
Church
Photo: TouN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Eugène is a church, which is situated 230 metres northeast of Fort Saint-Jean.
Villa Valmer
Photo: TouN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Villa Valmer is a historic mansion in the 7th arrondissement of Marseille, France. It is located near several other villas such as the La villa de Gaby Deslys. Villa Valmer is situated 570 metres southeast of Fort Saint-Jean.
Marseille marigraph
Photo: XDurang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marseille marigraph is situated 590 metres southeast of Fort Saint-Jean.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vallon des Auffes and Endoume.
Vallon des Auffes
Neighborhood
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Vallon des Auffes is a little traditional fishing haven in Marseille in the 7th arrondissement of Marseille. It is situated 2.5 km south-west of the Vieux-Port over the Corniche Kennedy, between the Catalans beach and Malmousque bay.
Bompard
Quarter
Photo: Rvalette, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bompard is a quarter in the 7th arrondissement of Marseille, France. According to the 2012 INSEE census, it had a population of 4,220.
Fort Saint-Jean
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Marseille, Arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Fort Saint-Jean” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Сен Жан”
- Chinese: “圣让堡”
- Dutch: “Fort Saint-Jean”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سان جان”
- French: “fort Saint-Jean”
- French: “Fort Saint-Jean”
- German: “Fort Saint-Jean”
- German: “Fort Saint”
- Italian: “Fort Saint-Jean”
- Italian: “Forte Saint-Jean”
- Italian: “Forte San Giovanni”
- Japanese: “サン・ジャン城”
- Persian: “دژ سن-ژان (مارسی)”
- Persian: “دژ سن-ژان”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Saint-Jean (Marseille)”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Saint-Jean”
- Swedish: “Fort Saint-Jean”
- Turkish: “Sen Jan Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Форт Сен-Жан (Марсель)”
- Ukrainian: “Форт Сен-Жан”
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