If your algorithmic gods are anything like mine, you'll know that Marseille was the place to be in Europe this summer. But ...

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 ...

Built in 1660 by Louis XIV, Fort Saint-Jean is a well-preserved fortress guarding Marseille at the entrance to the Old Port. Interestingly, it was built not to keep invaders at bay but to tamp down a ...

Where the Abbaye Saint Victor is unembellished in its design, the Cathédrale de la Major is ornate. But it's also younger: The Cathédrale de la Major was built in the mid- to late 19th century, and ...

IT TOOK ONLY three days in Marseille for the man at the boulangerie to learn my breakfast order. “Voilà,” he said, placing my espresso and croissant on the counter before I could even open my mouth.

Marseille’s mayor has proposed a new plan to try to reinvigorate the city’s housing market and deter short-term rental landlords from “wanting to make money” off their citizens. France’s ...