Marseille is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris.
POPULLATION
Marseille is a city in the south of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. About 1.7 million people live in the metropolitan area, and about 850,000 in the city itself. This makes it the second largest city in France by number of people. Its commercial port is the biggest in France and one of the most important in the Mediterranean sea.
HISTORY
Although part of the region of Provence, Marseilles has its own history. This city is the oldest in France and probably the most complex. The city was started around 600 BC by Greek sailors from Phocaea (modern day Foça, near Izmir). This was a Greek colony in Asia Minor that is in what is now Turkey.
WEATHER
Marseille has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate.
ARCHITECTURE
Marseille's heart is the vibrant Vieux Port (old port), mast-to-mast with yachts and pleasure boats. Just uphill is the ancient Le Panier neighbourhood, the oldest section of the city. Also worth an explore is the République quarter, with its stylish boutiques and Haussmannian buildings, and the Joliette area, centred on Marseille’s totemic Cathédrale de Marseille Notre Dame de la Major.
A Football attraction
One of the most popular spectator sports in Marseille is football. Olympic de Marseille is the main professional football club in the city, playing at Ligue 1 in France.
Orange Vélodrome, Marseille Stadium 
Orange Vélodrome inside views
