
Journées du Patrimoine
September 19 at 9:30am
Vauban
Hilltop basilica tours
Marseille's beloved "Bonne Mère" presides over the city from its highest hill, her golden silhouette visible from nearly everywhere. Inside the 19th-century Neo-Byzantine basilica, shimmering mosaics and hundreds of sailor ex-votos, tiny boats hung from the ceiling, tell stories of gratitude and safe passage. The 360° terrace reveals the entire city sprawl, the Frioul islands, and the Mediterranean stretching to the horizon.
Marseille's beloved "Bonne Mère" presides over the city from its highest hill, her golden silhouette visible from nearly everywhere. Inside the 19th-century Neo-Byzantine basilica, shimmering mosaics and hundreds of sailor ex-votos, tiny boats hung from the ceiling, tell stories of gratitude and safe passage. The 360° terrace reveals the entire city sprawl, the Frioul islands, and the Mediterranean stretching to the horizon.