As France’s oldest city, Marseille has enough history to write reams of books about, having been under Ancient Greek and Roman rule and attracting centuries of travellers after. In the south of ever-popular Provence, it also claims to have 300 days of sunshine a year. Yet, surprisingly, it has long flown under the radar in terms of city breaks.
But all of a sudden it’s all over the trendiest Instagram accounts, with influencers including Lucy Williams singing its praises last summer; while everyone from Lily Rose Depp to Sadie Sink and Go Yoon Jung have been spotted there. Now it’s shot to the top of everyone’s must-do for a few nights away – Chanel holding its 24/25 Cruise show there definitely helped.
