Marché Aux Poissons, Marseille, France

Marché Aux Poissons

Vieux Port, Marseille, France 13001Map

+33 8 2650 0500

Neighborhood: 1st arrondissement

Overview

Every morning, the fishermen's wives sell fish here in the Vieux-Port. The fish is of excellent quality. It is all weighed, gutted and scaled on the spot. This market reflects the spirit of Provence, it is the place to come if you want to try Marseille fish.

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Marché Aux Poissons General Information

Type: Community
Nearest Train: Vieux-Port
Venue Description:
Capture the essence of Marseille at the early morning fish market that takes place here daily or go for a stroll round the port, looking at the yachts and fishing boats bobbing gently side by side. Relax on one of the numerous café pavement terraces facing the port and watch the world go by or climb its south bank, from the top of which Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica commands an all-encompassing view of the city.The history of the port goes back as far as 600BC, with the arrival of sailors from Phocaea (a Greek city in Asia Minor). France's oldest city came into being following the union of one of their leaders, Protis, with Gyptis, princess of the Ligurian people already settled in the region, whose territory in ancient times stretched right along the Mediterranean coast.