Top Marseille Sports Lessons

Marseille’s foodie scene is as diverse and multi-cultural as its population, and this lunchtime tasting tour provides a perfect introduction to the city’s culinary highlights. Explore renowned Marseille restaurants and artisan food shops with a local foodie, and enjoy a delicious progressive lunch with five different stops. Taste a variety of regional and international specialties, including camembert cheese, sardines, Makrout, and panisse, accompanied by rosé wine from the nearby vineyards. Tastings could change depending on the season.

Spend the morning exploring Marseilles’ historical neighborhoods on a half-day shore excursion with a guide. Perfect for visitors looking to maximize their time in the city, the tour covers many of the city’s main sights in half a day. Peruse shops and restaurants along the water in the old port, and climb up to the Basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde to take in panoramic views.

Combine the ease of a guided tour with the flexibility of a self-guided adventure by hiring an electric bike in Marseille. Hop aboard an easy-to-pedal electric bike and explore the Old Port and beaches, the Panier district, and Notre Dame de la Garde. With a city map and suggested itineraries to follow, it’s possible to take in all the sights in a day, and you can stop as many times as you like to take photos, enjoy lunch, or admire the views.

Calanques National Park is renowned for its beauty with a jagged shoreline and cliffs that plunge into the sea. The hiking trails that hug the coast lend themselves to impressive views, but the footpaths aren’t well marked. With this day trip from Luminy, you’ll walk with a local guide to discover a route suited to your group and the weather, with scenic views and swim stops, too.

Discover the best of the Provence wine region on a full-day excursion from Marseille.  Private transportation (for maximum eight people) takes you from the port to two distinct wineries. Taste Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, and other locally prepared wines. Learn about wine production and visit aging rooms.  Next, drive through the Provence countryside to Cassis, Lourmarin, or Aix-en-Provence.  Enjoy two hours of free time to explore before returning to Marseille.

Provence is renowned for its rosé wines, but the wine regions of Bandol and Cassis also produce a variety of fine red and white wines. On this full-day tour from Marseille, visit three different wineries; learn more about French winemaking, classifications, and ‘terroir’; and sample a selection of Provencal wines during expert-led wine tastings.

Come and discover long-pitch climbing with your guide Fred. You will head towards the splendid cove of Sormiou for an ascent which lasts 2h30 to 3h00. It is a magnificent playground above the Mediterranean Sea, a unique place with incredible views of the Marseille islands. Climbing passages on slabs, crossings above the sea, on pillars, in cracks, all on a sculpted rock. There is plenty to do with up to 150m of cliff height to climb!