Vignette from Vernet in the Pyrenees
June 20th 2011 Marseilles - our first landfall on this trip to France. The country's second city and capital of Provence, arguably the most beautiful region in France, Marseilles is very much a busy cosmopolitan centre which Lonely Planet suggests visitors either love or hate. We certainly enjoyed discovering Marseilles and its environs during our four day stopover.
People have lived here since the 6th ce
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