Only in Marseille: A Guide to Unique Locations, Hidden Corners and Unusual Objects - Paperback

by Duncan Jd Smith (Author)

Explore Marseille's history, culture, and hidden gems, from ancient ruins to modern art and local traditions.

Discover Marseille's ancient origins, bustling port life and exciting cultural scene with this explorer's guide to the oldest city in France. Celtic ruins and modern museums, colonial ghosts and ethnic enclaves, street art and bouillabaisse. From the Count of Monte Cristo and the Abbey of the Black Madonna to Le Corbusier's Radiant City and the Velodrome Stadium. Locations include an Underwater Museum, an Armenian Quarter, an Art Deco Opera House, and a traditional soap factory. Also rugged sea coves, Buddhist pagodas, country homes, and a game of pétanque. The ideal city guide for travellers who want to escape the crowds and go beyond the well-known paths, as well as for those inhabitants who perhaps thought they already knew their city. Published by The Urban Explorer, these city tales from new and unusual perspectives are aimed at independent cultural travellers.

Author Biography

Duncan J. D. Smith is a travel writer, historian and photographer. In his groundbreaking "Only In" guides he reveals cities from unique and hidden perspectives. He has traveled across four continents and described his experiences in books, magazines, and online. Born in Sheffield, England in 1960, he studied history and archaeology at university, and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.