Belsunce, downtown Marseille

Belsunce is the most centrally located district of Marseille. The city center of Marseille is very compact, so it is possible to walk around it. From the foot of the cathedral Église des Réformés, La Canebière, that is the main avenue in the city center, begins. The avenues of Marseille are not even near as wide as the ones of Marseille, and the city center mainly consist of narrow streets and old rundown buildings.

Église des Réformés, also called Church of Saint Vincent-du-Paul, is the tallest structure in the city center. It is a Gothic church that we went inside. We parked our car near the church to explore Marseille by foot.

Church of Saint Vincent-du-Pau is gothic and reminds a bit of Nôte-Dame in Paris.

There is a statue of Jeanne d'Arc opposite the Reform Church.

And another one at the entrance to the church.

The interior of Église des Réformés.

La Canebière is the main street in Marseille and leads from the Reform Church to the old harbour.

La Canebière has not as many rundown buildings as most other streets in Marseille.

Bourse et Chambre de Commerce at La Canebière.

La Canebière ends in the Old Harbour (Vieux Port).

There is a new very modern lightrail tram system in the city.

Rue St Ferréol, a main shopping street intersecting with La Canebière, near the harbour.

La Samaritaine is an exclusive department store at Rue de Republique, where also Galerie Lafayette is located.

Opera Municipal was under renovation.