MARSEILLE, what to do there? - Page 2 - Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Forum, Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers

smitty · 03-03-2008, 02:33 PM

it's very steep outside the old port, lots of steps up to the town. worth the climb though.

canarymoon · 03-04-2008, 12:40 PM

What's the best thing there to see, Smitty?

smitty · 03-04-2008, 07:05 PM

it's difficult. just one of those places that there isn't a "must see", but the streets and the buildings give it a unique ambiance.it's a good place to go and wander.

smitty · 03-09-2008, 03:04 PM

just thought of something. are they offering trips to either THE CAMARGUE,or to ARLES?

canarymoon · 03-09-2008, 03:15 PM

What are those?

smitty · 03-09-2008, 05:12 PM

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What are those?

the camargue is unique in europe. wild horses , wild cattle, flamingoes and gauchos all set in marshland equiv to your nat. parks.. capitol of region is ST MARIES DE LA MER .they also do bullfights, but they don't kill the bull.it's about 1 hour from marsailles.

ARLES is a roman town with the best preserved "collesium" left in the world few other roman bits, also two of the best restaurants in france.

smitty · 03-09-2008, 05:13 PM

arles is also about 1 hour away.

canarymoon · 03-09-2008, 08:53 PM

Wow! It would be hard to choose between those two, though I think I would end up going for the one with the Roman ruins, because that's unlike anything we can see here in the US... A few indian burial mounds are as old as it gets here!

The 'new world' really is NEW, isn't it?

smitty · 03-11-2008, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by canarymoon

Wow! It would be hard to choose between those two, though I think I would end up going for the one with the Roman ruins, because that's unlike anything we can see here in the US... A few indian burial mounds are as old as it gets here!

The 'new world' really is NEW, isn't it?

it's just different. i enjoyed my last visit to your country, but if it's history you want we got it in bucketfulls.

canarymoon · 03-11-2008, 07:02 PM

Yes, you do!
I enjoyed the only trip I have been able to take to Europe. It was a whirlwind tour. We stuffed as much as we could into 12 days, and came home ehausted!