A huge and teeming Mediterranean port with a gritty reputation, Marseille isn’t typically seen as one France’s classic destinations, yet the country’s second biggest city by population has recently ...

Marseille is going straight – cultured, even. New museums and galleries sprout. Trendy restaurants and bars abound. Hotel openings bang into one another. The 21st-century city is recapturing the ...

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He arrived to a hero’s reception and supporters cheered his name when he touched down in Marseille to complete his transfer last week. Yet the signing of Mason Greenwood has divided this passionate ...

Region: Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur (PACA) Population: 860,363 City ambassadors: Basile Boli (former French international), Florent Manaudou (2012 Olympic-winning swimmer) Marseille – the second best ...

You’ve heard of Smart Cities. Now the French city of Marseille is aiming to become the world’s first Safe City, as it launches an ambitious plan to radically improve public safety by using big data ...

"Marseille is a city that eats its own children," José Anigo told a French newspaper in 2011. Anigo played football for Olympique de Marseille (OM) for eight years before briefly becoming the club's ...

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MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The millennia-old port is a crossroads of cultures and faiths, where the beauty and cosmopolitan flair rub shoulders with enclaves of poverty and exclusion even more ...