Marseilles 2

So here we have the Cathedral of Marseille it is huge with numerous little chapels and lots of sparkling gold inside though not quite as much as at the Notre Dame de la Garde. There was also the Arc which on some sighs was called Arc de Triumph. The views of the Old Harbour from the guarding forts of St Nicholas the lower (east) and St Jean (west) were impressive as was the St Jean fort particularly, we could imagine kids amusing themselves for hours running around shooting each other with imaginary guns or bows and arrows. Also impressive was the Vieille Charité a hospice built for orphans vagrants and refugees. It has an elliptical dome to the centre chapel which is built in the centre of a quadrangle of three floors with numerous small rooms. The Palais Longchamp was the most stunning building it was built to celebrate the completion of the Marseille canal bringing water from the river Durance to the city and ending the drought problems. It houses the Natural History museum and Fine Arts Museum both of which were actually closed. We also saw lots of churches and chapels but we can only put 6 pictures per post so there will end up on Facebook.Read more