A Few Days in Marseille

I've been longing to visit Marseille for a long time,especially since the TGV links that destination.It's only 3h15 from Paris and there you go;I finally made it a few days ago ...Located in southeastern France on the Mediterranean Sea,surrounded by mountains Marseille has evolved over the course of its 2,500-year history to become France's second largest city .
Notre Dame de la Garde,l'Abbaye St Victor,Campagne Pastré,La Canebière,The old port,"L'Alcazar",the New Public Library;these are some of the famous sites I saw.

This adorable shop is famous for it's chocolate without butter and cream.Exquisite
flavours.I sampled a dark chocolate for aperitif with rasberries and onions.The balance was perfect.You could hardly taste the onion,it only releases it's zing in the end.It was difficult to choose:orange,mint,cilantro,melon and almonds.I finally got some white chocolate with cherries for my friend and cappuccino milk chocolate for myself.

Chocolatière du Panier,rue du Petit-Puits.13002 MARSEILLE.Tel:04 91 55 70 41.

These are butter and orange blossom cookies from Provence that are traditionally made on February 2. On this day the candles are blessed in the Catholic churches. A navette is an incense holder or boat, that the priest holds by a chain and swings to and fro as he approaches the altar. The cookies are usually shaped like little boats to resemble this holder.


Le Four des Navettes:136 rue Sainte.13007 MARSEILLE

The oldest bakery.

To be continued...