Marseille Seaside Bike Tour

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    • 1.5 hours | 7.45 miles
    • From €32 EUR
    • Marseille
    Rider Level: Leisure
    ★★★★★(0)

    Rider Level: Leisure

    1.5 hours | 7.45 miles
    From €32 EUR
    Marseille

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    • Marseille’s coastal beauty and serene sightseeing spots

      A sublime cycle through Marseille’s seaside districts awaits you on the Marseilles Seaside Bike Tour, including the Vallon des Auffes, Palais du Pharo, and Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde. With the added benefit of bike rental, this family-friendly tour is a sensational sightseeing exploration of Marseille’s coastal beauty.

      Your bicycle tour begins in the gorgeous fishing village known as Vallon des Auffes, filled with fishermen’s cabins and traditional ‘pointu’ boats. This serene seaside village is guaranteed to take your breath away with its natural coastal beauty - gaze out over shorelines dotted with brightly colored fishing boats and admire outstanding ocean views. Your guided day tour takes you on to the phenomenal Palais du Pharo, built in 1858 by Emperor Napoleon III to please Empress Eugénie. Situated right at the entrance to the Old Port, it's a simple cycle to this staggering sightseeing spot.

      Bike on to the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde, the most famous symbol of Marseille. Built on the foundations of the highest natural point in the city, the basilica, known affectionately by locals as La Bonne Mère (‘The Good Mother’), watches earnestly over the city beneath. The upper church, built in the Neo-Byzantine style, is richly decorated with mosaics, and features a tower 41m high, supporting a 12.5m belfry, topped with a 11.2m copper statue of the Madonna and Child in glinting gold leaf! An unmissable, awe-inspiring icon of magical Marseille to round off your relaxing seaside bike tour.

      • Fort Saint-Jean, a fortification at the entrance of the Old Port. Kristin Snippe@Unsplash
      • Marseille sign in white letters, against the gold sky. Ray Tiller@Unsplash
      • Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica, in Marseille, seen from the Old Port. Benh Lieu Song@Wikimedia Commons
      • Calanques de Marseille, the cliffs nestled between Marseille and Cassis. Hugo Vidal@Unsplash

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      Schedule

      Days Start Finish
      Daily 7:45 am ~9:15 am
      Daily 9:45 am ~11:15 am
      Daily 11:45 am ~1:15 pm
      Daily 1:45 pm ~3:15 pm
      Daily 3:45 pm ~5:15 pm
      Daily 5:45 pm ~7:15 pm

      Be there 5 minutes before the scheduled time.

      Prices

      Rate EUR
      Adult €32
      Reduced €29
      Child seat · Up to 55 lbs €10
      Child trailer · Up to 77 lbs €15

      Reduced rate for Marseille city pass cards, under 25 years old, large families, and Marseille residents.

      Highlights

      Auffes Valley, Pharo Palace, Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde

      What’s included

      • Bike and helmet rental
      • English-speaking guide

      Meeting place & directions

      Théâtre de la Criée / Café des Arts - 30 Quai de Rive Neuve, 13007 Marseille, France

    • CC0 - Panoramic photo of Pharo Palace, Marseille. Benoit Prieur@Wikimedia Commons' data-type='image'> Panoramic photo of Pharo Palace, Marseille. Benoit Prieur@Wikimedia Commons
      CC-BY-SA-4.0 - Le Vallon des Auffes, little fishing creek, Marseille. Patafisik@Wikimedia Commons' data-type='image'> Le Vallon des Auffes, little fishing creek, Marseille. Patafisik@Wikimedia Commons
      CC-BY-SA-4.0 - Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde, Marseille. Clement Bardot@Wikimedia Commons' data-type='image'> Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde, Marseille. Clement Bardot@Wikimedia Commons
      CC-BY-SA-3.0 - Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica, in Marseille, seen from the Old Port. Benh Lieu Song@Wikimedia Commons' data-type='image'> Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica, in Marseille, seen from the Old Port. Benh Lieu Song@Wikimedia Commons
      CC-BY-SA-4.0 - Small fishing boats at the Auffes Valley, little fishing creek, Marseille. Arnaud 25@Wikimedia Commons' data-type='image'> Small fishing boats at the Auffes Valley, little fishing creek, Marseille. Arnaud 25@Wikimedia Commons

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