Free Tour of Le Panier of Marseille France — #1

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Free Tour of Le Panier of Marseille

9.1

135 Reviews

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Provided by: Silvercat Tours

Duration

2h 30min

Meeting point

Vieux Port in front of the City Hall (Hôtel de Ville)

Languages

English, Italian +1

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Free Booking. Free Cancellation.

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Overview

The fierce Marseille is France’s oldest city. Its 26 centuries of history has made it one of the richest and most distinctive places in the country. The Greeks, Romans, Gauls and barbarian tribes, Saracen pirates, the Mafia, Napoleon, and the Nazis, have all left their mark in the city’s long history.
Our response to so many centuries of adventures and misfortunes is the Free Walking Tour Marseille. During approximately 2 h 30 min, we offer you an indispensable introduction to help you get to know the city of Marseille, it's past and present, but above all, its personality that makes it truly unique. Join us in this flashback that will reveal the strange laws that ruled the ancient Greek Massalia, the Provence of Nostradamus during the black plague, the continuous arrival of immigrants to the multicultural Le Panier, and the destruction caused by Nazi Germany. Join our tour and share with us our passion for this city with our Free Walking Tour Marseille.

This activity includes:

InterContinental Marseille - Hotel Dieu, an IHG Hotel
La Vieille Charité
Cathédrale La Major
Fort Saint-Jean
Place des moulins
Le Panier Marseillais
The Vieux Port
The old Massalia
The Nazi occupation
The mafia and Marseille’s bad reputation
The siege of Julius Caesar
and much more...

Meeting point

Vieux Port in front of the City Hall (Hôtel de Ville)

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On arrival

Our tour will start at the Vieux Port in front of the City Hall (Hôtel de Ville). It is a building with flags in front of the promenade. Look for our maroon umbrella!

Things to note

To ensure the best experience on our tours, please take heed of the following:

Dress for the weather

Wear comfortable shoes

Bring water bottle

Show up 15 minutes before

Put your phone in silence mode.

Rating

9.1

Organisation

9.1

Atmosphere

9.2

Content

9.2

Guide

9.3

Usefulness

9.4

Reviews (135)

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Reviewed on Apr 07, 2025

“Spectacular”

Excellent

Reviewed on Mar 02, 2025

“Highly recommended”

Very good

Reviewed on Feb 28, 2025

“Wonderful ”

David has been a love and a blast!!!! I would repeat without hesitation!!!! Thanks for everything David!!!!!

Reviewed on Jan 17, 2025

“Perfect”

Lorena has been our guide, she has been very spontaneous and fun, a charm, we had a great time. Thank you!

Reviewed on Dec 30, 2024

“Tour in Italian ”

Nice and fair tour for a family. The guide was attentive and knowledgeable.

Reviewed on Dec 08, 2024

“From Portugal ”

Esteban is spectacular! He speaks Spanish, but with us he would comment on aspects of Brazilian Portuguese to include us, since the group was only Spanish. You learn a lot on this tour. Aspects about culture, Nazism, all very light but very interesting. We did walk a bit, but always at a fairly slow pace, which allowed for babies and children and even people with walking sticks. I highly recommend it! Esteban, you're super!" ????

Reviewed on Nov 23, 2024

“Excellent tour with David”

The Le Panier tour is great and very enriching everything we learned about Marseille with the guide David, highly recommended. Greetings from Italy and Costa Rica, see you soon

Reviewed on Nov 11, 2024

“Beautiful experience ”

With his sympathy ,Esteban made this interesting visit very enjoyable. Thank you

Reviewed on Oct 31, 2024

“Le panier”

The guide was excellent, very friendly and very good presentation

Reviewed on Oct 19, 2024

“Genial Aitana!!!”

Recomendable 10

Free Cancellation

You are free to cancel a booking anytime. We kindly remind you to cancel bookings you cannot arrive for. Being reported as absent decreases your customer level points and the benefits you can enjoy.

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