Historic Le Panier Alleys

The Hôtel de Cabre features a distinct corner turret that hangs over the intersection without touching the ground. Built in fifteen thirty-five for Louis de Cabre, a wealthy merchant and consul of Marseille, this house remains the oldest…

Place des Moulins sits atop the highest point in the historic Panier district, marked by its unusually quiet, wide square that feels detached from the busy streets below. During the sixteenth century, fifteen windmills crowded this ridge…

The Place des treize Cantons anchors the Grands Carmes neighborhood with its plain, weathered stone walls and the sharp angle where two narrow streets collide. It sits at the heart of the old city where the layout dates back to the…

The Vieille Charité is defined by its rounded, three-story arcades of pink-and-white limestone, centered around an oval chapel with a prominent dome. It began in sixteen forty as a refuge for the beggars and homeless of Marseille, ordered…

The Marseille Cathedral features alternating bands of green Florence marble and white Carrara marble. This striped exterior makes the building stand out against the backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea. Napoleon the third laid the first stone…

The Place de Lenche sits on a steep slope above the Old Port, identified by the stone terrace that opens wide toward the sea. Beneath this flat ground lies the foundation of the ancient Greek agora, where the city’s first citizens gathered…

The bell tower of the Église Saint-Laurent stands apart from the main building, linked only by a narrow stone bridge. Built in the twelfth century, this church served the sailors and fishermen of the Saint-Jean neighborhood for…