Mediterranean port city where bohemian street art, bouillabaisse bistros and salty sea breezes collide.
France's oldest city doesn't try to impress you with polish—it wins you over with personality. While your friends debate Paris versus Nice for your group trip, Marseille sits there smoking a cigarette, serving the best seafood you'll ever eat, and not caring what anyone thinks. The neighborhoods shift from North African spice markets to street-art covered alleys to rocky calanques where you'll cliff jump into turquoise water. Things to do in Marseille Provence range from eating your weight in bouillabaisse to exploring Fort Saint-Jean at sunset, and the city handles groups of 6-10 people effortlessly without the tourist-trap pricing of the French Riviera. The graffiti here isn't vandalism—it's the city's second language. Le Panier, the oldest neighborhood, looks like an open-air gallery where every corner delivers another mural worth photographing. Marseille Provence Airport sits 27km northwest of the city center. The airport shuttle bus runs every 15 minutes to Gare Saint-Charles (the…