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   Château d'If

   The Château d'If (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto dif]; Occitan: Castèl d'If) is a fortress located on the Île d'If (Ilha d'If), the smallest island in the Frioul archipelago, situated about 1.5 kilometres (7⁄8 mile) off Marseille in southeastern France.

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   Notre-Dame de la Garde

   Notre-Dame de la Garde (French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam d(ə) la ɡaʁd]; Occitan: Nòstra Dòna de la Gàrdia, lit. 'Our Lady of the Guard'), known to local citizens as la Bonne Mère

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   Marseille Cathedral

   Marseille Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille [katedʁal sɛ̃t maʁi maʒœʁ də maʁsɛj] or Cathédrale de La Major or simply La Major; Occitan: Catedrala Santa Maria Majora de Marselha) is a Roman C…

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   Calanques National Park

   Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques; Occitan: Parc Nacional dels Calanques) is a French national park located on the Mediterranean coast in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France, slightly west of the French Riviera.

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   Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations

   The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations (Mucem; French: Musée des Civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée; Occitan: Museu de las Civilizacions Europèas e Mediterranèas) is a national museum located in Marseille, France.

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   Cosquer Cave

   Cosquer Cave ([kɔskɛʁ]) is located in the Calanque de Morgiou in Marseille, France, near Cap Morgiou.

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   Massalia

   Massalia was an ancient Greek colony (apoikia) on the Mediterranean coast, east of the Rhône. Settled by Ionians from Phocaea c.

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   Abbey of St. Victor

   The Abbey of Saint-Victor, Marseille (Occitan: Abadiá de Sant Victor, Marselha) is a former abbey that was founded during the late Roman period in Marseille in the south of France, named after the local soldier saint and martyr Victor of Marseilles.

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   Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille

   The Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille (Occitan: Museu dels bels arts de Marselha) is one of the main museums in the city of Marseille, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

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    Fort Saint-Jean

    Fort Saint-Jean (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ sɛ̃ʒɑ̃]; Occitan: Fort Sant Joan) is a fortification in Marseille, built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port.

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   Palais du Pharo

   The Palais du Pharo (French pronunciation: [palɛ dy faʁo] Occitan: Palais del Pharo) is a palace in Marseille, southern France, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, west of the Old Port (Vieux-Port).

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   La Vieille Charité

   La Vieille Charité (French pronunciation: [la vjɛj ʃaʁite]; Occitan: La Vieja Caritat) is a former almshouse, now functioning as a museum and cultural centre, situated in the heart of the old Panier quarter of Marseille in the south of France.

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   Jardin des Vestiges

   The Jardin des Vestiges (Occitan: Jardin dels Vesticis) is a garden containing the archaeological remains of the ancient port of Marseille, France.

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   Porte d'Aix

   Porte d'Aix (Occitan: Pòrt d'Ais; also known as the Porte Royale (Pòrt Reial)) is a triumphal arch in Marseille, in the south of France, marking the old entry point to the city on the road from Aix-en-Provence.

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   Fort Saint-Nicolas

   Fort Saint-Nicolas is a former military fort in Marseille. It's the sister fort to Fort Saint-Jean which was constructed at the same time.

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   Église Saint-Ferréol les Augustins

   The Église Saint-Ferréol les Augustins is a Roman Catholic church in Marseille.

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   Musée Cantini

   The Musée Cantini is a museum in Marseille that has been open to the public since 1936. The museum specializes in modern art, especially paintings from the first half of the 20th century.

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   Plages du Prado

   The Plages du Prado (or Plage du Prado—translated variously as Prado Beach, Prado beach, Prado Beaches, and Prado beaches) are the beaches in the south neighborhood of Marseille, France.

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   French Foreign Legion Museum

   The Foreign Legion Museum (French: Musée de la Légion étrangère) situated in Aubagne, France, represents the history and "arms history" accomplishments (French: faits d'armes) of the Foreign Legion throughout the course of various collections and expositions.

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    Parc Borély

    Parc Borély is a public municipal park in the city of Marseille, France. It is classified by the Ministry of Culture as one of the Remarkable Gardens of France.

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