Lavender fields, hilltop villages and spectacular rocky fjords, rosé wine and bouillabaisse, Cézanne and Van Gogh, cutting edge rap and hip-hop music, Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, pétanque, scuba diving and Olympique de Marseille: Provence is a vibrant mix of romantic tradition and surprising, fast-changing modernity. This is an insider's guide to the best of it, from a professional journalist living there.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Walk Across The Mediterranean For Fresh Views of Marseille
From this week you can walk across the Mediterranean and view Marseille from a fresh and surprising perspective on the Digue du Large, a seven kilometre / 4.5 mile long breakwater, now open to the public for the first time in years. As a bonus, the Franco-Algerian sculptor Kader Attia has created an installation, Les Terrasses (The Terraces),
all along the breakwater: a series of bright white cubes and geometric
shapes which you can climb on for yet more viewing points. Click here to read more
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