Digue des Catalans

Digue des Catalans is a breakwater in . Digue des Catalans is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean and Notre-Dame de la Garde.

Museum
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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.

Church
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, known to local citizens as la Bonne Mère, is a Catholic basilica in , France, and the city's best-known symbol. The site of a popular Assumption Day pilgrimage, it is the most visited site in Marseille.

Marina
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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marseille and 3rd arrondissement of Marseille.

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
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The is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the , with which it forms the 2nd sector of Marseille.

Suburb
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The is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the , with which it forms the 1st sector of Marseille.

Digue des Catalans

Latitude
43.2903° or 43° 17′ 25″ north
Longitude
5.348° or 5° 20′ 53″ east
Open location code
8FM778RX+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 98893671
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­breakwater
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Occitan—“Digue des Catalans” goes by many names.

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