marseilles

     

Coorinates: 43°17′51″N, 5°22′38″E

Trivia about marseilles

  • Founded around 600 B.C. by Greek adventurers, it's one of the oldest cities in France
  • You can spell this port, France's second-largest city, with or without an "S" at the end
  • The oldest city in France & still its chief seaport
  • This seaport is the second most populous city in France
  • This Mediterranean port is France's second-largest city (& something to sing about)
  • The first commercial passenger trans-Atlantic service was by Pan Am in 1939 between NYC & this French port