Corniche Kennedy Promenade

Plage des Catalans sits in a compact cove defined by a square sixteenth-century watchtower that still looms over the sand. This beach, the closest sandy stretch to Marseille’s Old Port, bears the name of the fishing families from Catalonia…

The Monument aux Morts de l’Armée d’Orient et des Terres Lointaines sits along the Corniche Kennedy, defined by a massive, open-air granite arch that faces the Mediterranean Sea. Dedicated in nineteen twenty-seven, it was designed by…

The Vallon des Auffes is a natural cove in Marseille, tucked beneath the Corniche Kennedy and defined by a sixty-meter-long bridge with three large stone arches. This bridge, built in the nineteenth century by engineer Jean François Mayor…

The Anse de Malmousque is a small, rocky coastal inlet in Marseille defined by its maze of narrow, winding alleys and traditional stone dwellings. This pocket of the coastline remains a sanctuary for local residents, who claim its…

Parc Valmer sits on a promontory along the Corniche Kennedy, defined by a lush, one point six hectare landscape of exotic and Mediterranean plants that overlook the sea. At the heart of the grounds stands the Villa Valmer, a…

Villa Gaby stands out along the Corniche Kennedy for its immaculate white facade, its garden filled with statues, and a direct view over the Mediterranean toward the Frioul islands. This nineteenth-century Italianate mansion was originally…

The Marégraphe sits on the Corniche Président John Fitzgerald Kennedy, appearing as a modest, residential-style pavilion perched above the Mediterranean. Built between eighteen eighty-three and eighteen eighty-four, this building houses a…