Marseille, Notre Dame de la Garde to Vieux Port - 🇫🇷 France - 4K Walking Tour

Walking on a beautiful day from the basilica Notre Dame de la Garde to Vieux Port downhill the slopes of Marseille, France. Click here ▶ to see highlights and guide. (From Wiki): Notre-Dame de la Garde is a Catholic basilica in Marseille, France, and the city’s best-known symbol. The site of a popular Assumption Day pilgrimage, it was the most visited site in Marseille. It was built on the foundations of an ancient fort at the highest natural point in Marseille, a 149 m (489 ft) limestone outcropping on the south side of the Old Port of Marseille. Construction of the basilica began in 1852 and lasted for 21 years. It was originally an enlargement of a medieval chapel, but was transformed into a new structure at the request of Father Bernard, the chaplain. The plans were made and developed by the architect Henri-Jacques Espérandieu. It was consecrated while still unfinished on June 5, 1864. The Old Port of Marseille (French: Vieux-Port de Marseille) is at the end of the