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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Discover how to spend a weekend in Marseille - vichie81/vichie81 Marseille is going straight – cultured, even. New museums and ...

Marseille isn't Paris-by-the-sea, nor is it merely a gateway to the South of France. This ancient port city, where France collides with North Africa and the Levant, operates on its own frequency—one ...

From my room at the Grand Hotel Beauvau overlooking Marseille's Vieux Port, it was easy to imagine ancient Roman merchant ships coming into the docks and unloading amphoras of olive oil and wine, ...