Vieux Port

Vieux Port is a station in , , . Vieux Port is situated nearby to the tourism office , as well as near the marketplace .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Opéra de Marseille and Old Port of Marseille.

Theater building
Photo: Fred Romero, CC BY 2.0.
The , known today as the Opéra Municipal, is an opera company located in , . In 1685, the city was the second in France after to have an opera house, which was erected on a tennis court. is situated 200 metres southeast of Vieux Port.

Marina
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 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.

Museum
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
The is the local historical and archaeological museum of in . When opened in 1983, it became one of the most significant museums for urban history in France, dedicated to exhibiting the major archaeological finds… is situated 380 metres northeast of Vieux Port.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marseille and Noailles.

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.

Quarter
Photo: IngolfBLN, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a quarter.

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.

Vieux Port

Latitude
43.29439° or 43° 17′ 40″ north
Longitude
5.37377° or 5° 22′ 26″ east
Open location code
8FM779VF+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4253158340
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­ferry_terminal
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
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Satellite Map

Discover Vieux Port from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Vieux Port” goes by many names.
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Pòrt Vièlh”

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