Phare de Sainte-Marie

The Phare de Sainte-Marie is an inactive lighthouse built to mark the harbor of Marseille, France. Completed in 1855, it is made of natural-finished local limestone and stands 70 feet high.

Photo: Chateau d’If, Public domain.

Type: Building
Description: lighthouse in Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Also known as: “phare de la Joliette”, “Phare de Sainte Marie”, “phare Sainte-Marie”, “Sainte Marie Lighthouse”, and “Sainte-Marie Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean and Fort Saint-Jean.

Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean

Museum

Photo: Olenailn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations is an ethnology national museum in Marseille, France. It was built as part of the Euroméditerranée urban renewal project along with the neighbouring Villa Méditerranée in the La Joliette neighbourhood in the 2nd arrondissement opposite Fort Saint-Jean. Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean is situated 370 metres southeast of Phare de Sainte-Marie.

Fort Saint-Jean

Fort

Photo: Rvalette, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Fort Saint-Jean is situated 530 metres southeast of Phare de Sainte-Marie.

Palais du Pharo

Photo: Remontees, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Palais du Pharo is a palace in Marseille, southern France, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, west of the Old Port. It was built in Second Empire style by Emperor Napoleon III for Empress Eugénie, starting in 1858. Palais du Pharo is situated 570 metres south of Phare de Sainte-Marie.