The natural beauty that spurred the development of France's Mediterranean coastline can still be found today, on the Var.
Marseille is in the midst of a restaurant boom.
After many years, I've had a serious change of heart about Marseille, France's second city.
Located at the entrance to Marseille's Old Port, the ponderously named Musee des Civilisations de l'Europe et de la Mediterranee (MuCEM) is the boldest architectural innovation in Marseille since the sloping glass skyscraper by London-based Zaha Hadid -- a new headquarters for shipping company CMA CGM -- arose on the waterfront in 2010.
Though it's the second-largest city in France and is set on one of the world's great Mediterranean harbors, Marseille is often overlooked by travelers to Provence.
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