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A white motorboat seen from above, anchored with guests on deck in clear turquoise water

Calanques from Marseille: boat, catamaran or hike – and when you need a reservation

Four ways to see the Calanques from Marseille compared: small boat, Frioul catamaran, all-day catamaran and the guided hike, plus the Sugiton reservation rule.

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Two smiling women in sunglasses and a straw hat take a selfie on a cliff edge above a deep blue bay

Cassis and Aix-en-Provence from Marseille: small-group tour, train or your own car

A seven-hour small-group tour to Cap Canaille, Cassis and Aix compared with going by train or car, plus the Route des Crêtes closures and market days.

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Visitors queue on the quay of the Old Port beside a white passenger boat with the basilica on the hill behind

Château d’If and the Frioul islands from Marseille: ferry, time and swimming

How to visit Château d’If, how the Frioul swim cruises differ, which tour lands on the island and which only sails past, and what to ask before booking.

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Seven people, five of them in matching navy polo shirts, pose in front of a low stone wall with flowering lavender and an olive tree behind them

Lavender fields from Marseille: Valensole or Sault, and when they are in bloom

Two full-day lavender tours from Marseille compared, with the bloom windows the tourism boards give, the operator’s June–July dates and the rule about the fields.

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A red open-top double-decker bus drives below the basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde under a blue sky

Hop-on hop-off bus or CityPass in Marseille: which one is worth it?

The Colorbüs one-day ticket against the 24-, 48- or 72-hour CityPass: what each includes, where you collect it and who should buy which.

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Small fishing boats moored in the Vallon des Auffes beneath a stone road bridge in bright sun

Marseille on foot: Notre-Dame de la Garde, the Old Port and Le Panier

Which walking or e-bike tour covers Notre-Dame de la Garde, the Vieux-Port and Le Panier, how far each goes, and who it is not suitable for.

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Orange and purple clouds over a calm sea at dusk, with a rocky headland and a small harbour light on the horizon

Sunset cruises from Marseille: dinner at sea, which boat and when it sails

Five evening cruises from the Old Port and the Mucem compared: schooner, sailboat, buffet boat, semi-rigid and maxi catamaran, with what the dinner includes, when they leave and in which months.

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Visitors at the pitch-side end of the players’ tunnel take photos of the grass and the stands under the stadium’s roof

Vélodrome stadium tour in Marseille: self-guided or with a guide?

The two OM stadium tours at the CEPAC Vélodrome compared: the self-guided visit and the guided one, what you see, what is not included and who can take part.

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The lattice concrete facade of a museum beside a footbridge, with the sea and a long hill behind

Mucem and Cosquer Méditerranée: which tickets and how much time

Mucem skip-the-line ticket, the Mucem and Le Panier audio combination and the Cosquer cave replica compared, with closing days, opening hours and free-entry rules.

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A shoal of small silvery fish above a rock covered in yellow-green seaweed, in deep blue water

Snorkelling, paddleboarding and swimming around Marseille: which trip for which water

Four water trips compared: dive-centre snorkelling from Pointe Rouge, a catamaran with paddleboards and diving board, a hybrid boat with morning paddle trip, and paddleboarding from Les Goudes.

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