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is a wonderful old monument, a former charitable housing for poor, now hosting museums and exhibitions.
La Vieille Charité is a former almshouse, now functioning as a museum and cultural centre, situated in the heart of the old Panier quarter of Marseille in the south of France. Constructed between 1671, and 1749, in the Baroque style to the designs of the architect Pierre Puget, it comprises four ranges of arcaded galleries in three storeys surrounding a space with a central chapel surmounted by an ovoid dome.
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Musée d'Archéologie méditerranéenne
Displays of Egyptian antiquities and classical antiquities.
Marseille’s old town
Le Panier (which means basket in French) is the historical centre of the city. This district is characterized by many narrow and steep streets. The tourist office organises a guided tour in English of the Old town every Saturday at 14:00. You can begin your tour from the Vieux-Port and finish at the Mucem or vice versa. A recommended trail of this district is also proposed by the tourist office.
Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille or Cathédrale de la Major
A Byzantine-Roman cathedral at the western side of Le Panier quarter.
Built to preserve the archeological finds at the former warehouses of the old harbour from Phoenician and Roman times. (closed summer 23 check before going)
Marseille City Hall
Contemporary art in a building designed by architect Kengo Kuma. Part of a national network .