As soon as you set foot in the Le Panier quarter
the oldest and historically most working-class in Marseille
you will see that it owes everything to the sea: its multicultural identity, the spaces designed to welcome flows of people from all over.
Your local guide will explain everything, while you stroll among the tall, narrow houses and alleyways of this old fishing quarter, which is now home to artists' studios and houses with windowsills decorated with aromatic plants.
Here, the theme of navigation is at the heart of everything: from the facade of the church of Saint-Laurent, beloved to sailors, to views over the old port and the lighthouse of the Fort Saint-Jean which towers above it, as well as the street art inspired by local life.
Pass by the Vieille Charité, built in the 17th century as a safe haven for those in need, and you'll find yourself in the place where the seafaring soul of this quarter is captured in a dish.
Discover it with a tasting of the freshest fish in a restaurant that gets its produce directly from local fishermen, every day, continuing a connection with the sea that has been going for centuries.