Places to Explore In Aix, Marseille, and the Central Coast

Discover the best places to explore in Aix, Marseille, and the Central Coast with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Aix-en-Provence

Longtime rival of edgier, more exotic Marseille, the lovely town of Aix-en-Provence (pronounced "ex") is gracious, cultivated, and made all the more cosmopolitan by the...

  • 15 Restaurants
  • 11 Hotels
  • 44 Things To Do

Aubagne

This easygoing, plane tree-shaded market town (pronounced "oh-bahn-yuh") is proud of its native son, the dramatist, filmmaker, and chronicler of all things Provençal, Marcel Pagnol...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 5 Things To Do

Bandol

Although its name means wine to most of the world, Bandol is also a popular and highly developed seaside resort town. In the 1920s, the...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 7 Things To Do

Cassis

Surrounded by vineyards, flanked by monumental cliffs, guarded by the ruins of a medieval castle, and nestled around a picture-perfect fishing port, Cassis is the...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Îles d'Hyères

Strung across the Bay of Hyères and spanning some 32 km (20 miles) is an archipelago of islands reminiscent of a set for a pirate...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Marseille

Popular myths and a fishy reputation have led Marseille to be unfairly maligned as dirty urban sprawl plagued with impoverished immigrant neighborhoods and slightly louche...

  • 25 Restaurants
  • 14 Hotels
  • 68 Things To Do

Toulon

Toulon is a city of big contrasts: ugly with crowded postwar high-rises, yet surprisingly beautiful with its tree-lined littoral; a place with some frankly unappealing...

  • 4 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 6 Things To Do

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