It is the second city of France by population, but by far the oldest: a plate at the entrance of the Vieux Port remembers that the ancient Massalia was founded by the Greeks Focesi 2600 years ago. Two reasons, but there are so many others, for Visit Marseille of which there was no guide in Italian.
To fill the gap now provides the guide written by journalist from Turin Rosalba Graglia ("Marsiglia", Morellini Editore, 12,90 €). "It is linked to traditions, but it is also cosmopolitan and multiethnic, always a crossroads of people and stories... It is the capital of Provence, but it is above all capital of the Mediterranean, a mix of people and cultures tied to the sea" we read in the introduction.
A guide that, like all the others of Low Cost Necklace, is designed specifically for short and medium-haul travel, with particular attention to the new destinations discovered by low cost flights. Here are all updated addresses of hotels and restaurants, attractions freeand, transport maps and key places to visit. But it is also a guide told, because Marseille the author knows her well and manages to convey her passion for a destination that, thanks to its Mediterranean climate, is ideal in all seasons.
We are interested in known and less known stories, for famous characters or that we will discover for the first time linked somehow to the city. From Jean-Claude Izzo, the writer of noir who told us a hard and painful Marseille, to Rudy Ricciotti, Stefano Boeri, Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel, the archistars who in recent years have changed the architectural and urban face of the city.
And then again Pepé le Moko and Le Corbusier, the Marseille soap and "Marsigliese", the French national anthem, the pétanque and the Olympique Marseille, for all only OM, the very followed football team, the bouillabaisse and the Count of Montecristo. In short, there is something to tease the curiosity of many. So, get ready. travel to Marseille? And once you arrive do not forget toast with a glass of pastis, another myth "made in Marseille".
Author: Dario Bragaglia – @genau bisou (Instagram)
