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France's major cities exploration

Three weeks of late summer on the French Côte d'Azur, visited cities: Marseille & Nice

  • Port near Cathédrale Basilique Sainte-Marie-Majeure+ 5
  • View from our Airbnb
  • Street in Cours Julien
  • France's major cities exploration
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EuropeFrance19 days / September 2022

Highs & Lows

Lime scooter tour along the coast through Marseille

Crowded beaches

Itinerary Overview

Would you like to spend a great summer vacation with your friends or alone in France? 😉 Then Marseille and Nice are the perfect cities for shared vacations or solo travelers! 🇫🇷

My three best friends and I have always wanted to go to France together. And in 2022 the time had come: we went to Marseille together and spent wonderful two weeks there. As I still hadn't had enough of France, its beaches, food and culture, I spontaneously went to Nice for another week — best decision! 😍

Marseille, in my opinion, stands out in particular for its alternative district, la Quartier Cours Julien. Here you will find lots of great bars, cafés and restaurants to pass the time. Marseille also has beautiful sand and pebble beaches that are easy to reach on a Lime scooter. It's soooo much fun to whizz through the city on a city scooter or ride along the coast!

And then Nice, ohhhh Nice! 😇😍❤️ Nice is one of my favorite cities on the Côte d'Azur in France because it combines everything I love: nature and the beach right next to each other, impressive architecture and a great cultural offer of museums, theaters and events. A perfect place for solo travelers!

I would definitely recommend learning some basic language skills before traveling to France - it makes traveling much more fun as the locals are more open and it's easier to share the culture 🙃

  • 13 Nights: Marseille
    Beach and nice City
  • 6 Nights: Nice
    Day Trips to Enchanting Destinations: Menton and Monte Carlo
Marseille - Beach and nice City
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Marseille Beach and nice City

Marseille - Beach and nice City - View from our Airbnb
View from our Airbnb
Marseille - Beach and nice City - Street in Cours Julien
Street in Cours Julien
Marseille - Beach and nice City - View of Basilica of Notre-Dame of la Garde1+
View of Basilica of Notre-Dame of la Garde

Marseille is the perfect place for delicious food, a vibrant city, culture and beautiful beaches.

There are many cafés, museums and beaches to visit. The alternative district of Cours Julien is particularly inviting for a stroll and a feast. Here I highly recommend the ice cream store "Ego": you can try out all the ice cream flavors and put them together yourself, the price is based on the total weight, not the number of flavors! There is also a large vegan range.

It's also worth visiting the Borelys Park and then cooling off at the Plage du Prado.

The harbor also invites you to stroll along. There are many small stalls with accessories, food and souvenirs. You should definitely buy some fresh fish there!

Nice - Day Trips to Enchanting Destinations: Menton and Monte Carlo
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Nice Day Trips to Enchanting Destinations: Menton and Monte Carlo

Nice - Day Trips to Enchanting Destinations: Menton and Monte Carlo - View from Mont Baron
View from Mont Baron
Nice - Day Trips to Enchanting Destinations: Menton and Monte Carlo - Vieux Nice
Vieux Nice
Nice - Day Trips to Enchanting Destinations: Menton and Monte Carlo - View from the beach Villefranche-sur-Mar1+
View from the beach Villefranche-sur-Mar

Q & A

  • Anything go wrong during the trip?

    Luckily nothing
  • Restaurant recommendations?

    Green Meal in Marseille: the best vegan restaurant!
  • Tips you would give a friend?

    Learn a few Basic French sentences
  • Packing tips?

    Swimwear!

Lodging