Marseille & Montpellier Travel Guide - Attractions, Eating, Drinking, Shopping & Places To Stay

Marseille is a major city in southern France and is the largest port city in the Mediterranean and the French Riviera. The city is a popular port of call for cruise ships and has many differences from Paris. You may even think you are in another country with its cliffs, fjords (clanques), sea views, beaches and harbours. The nearby ancient city of Montpellier is scenically built on two hills with the highest point at Place de Peyrou. This once sleepy and quiet French city is today a vibrant and scenic city influenced by Algerian immigrants and their colourful Arab market culture. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Marseille - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Unité d'Habitation - La Place Castellane - Calanque de Morgiou - Le Cours Julien - Museum of Mediterranean Archaeology - Notre Dame de la Garde - Le Vieux Port (Old Port) - Château d'If - Panier - Parc Balneaire du Prado - Petit Train Marseille - Ferry Boat Ride - Palais & Parc Longchamp - L'Estaque - Recommendations for the Budget Traveller - Places to Stay - Hotel La Résidence du Vieux Port Marseille - Best Western La Joliette - Music Hotel - Hotel Lutia - Ibis Gare Saint Charles - Places to Eat & Drink - Four des Navettes - L'Escapade Marseillaise - Le Julien - The Cup of Tea - La Brocéliande - Places to Shop - Le Centre Commercial les Puces - The Market at Noailles (Le Marché de Noailles) - Prado Market - La Chocolatière du Panier - Centre Bourse - Montpellier - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When To Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Odysseum District - Planetarium Galilee - Aquarium Mare Nostrum - Karting & Bowling - Ice Skating - Odysseum Activities - Fabre Museum - Montpellier Zoo - Château Flaugergues - Royal Square of Peyrou - St. Peter’s Cathedral - Château de La Mosson - Museum of Anatomy & the Faculty of Medicine - Montpellier Historical Centre - Henri Prades Museum - Antigone District - Botanical Gardens - Château de la Mogère - Esplanade Charles de Gaulle - Recommendations for the Budget Traveller - Places To Stay - Montpellier Hostel - Les Arbousiers - La Farigoule - La Vagance - Sweet Home 34 - Places To Eat & Drink - Playfood - Le P'tit Mas - Le Pescator - Pain et Cie - Times Café - Places To Shop - Les Halles Castellane - Peyrou Plaza - Images du Demain - Le Boutik'R - Etat d'Ame