Furnished rental apartment view Old Port Marseille, , France,13001

For 26 centuries, the Old Port has been the prestigious theater where the history of Marseille is played out. During Antiquity and the Middle Ages, the Greek city (Massalia), then the Roman (Massilia) and the medieval (Masiho) developed on the north bank and then towards the south in the 17th century. From then on, the entrance to the port was guarded by two forts, Fort Saint-Nicolas and Fort Saint-Jean.

One of the symbolic silhouettes of the Old Port was the Transporter Bridge, a metal structure inaugurated in 1905 between the two forts, but unfortunately destroyed after the war.

In 2013, the Old Port was renovated (easier access to the port, reduced traffic, creation of a shade house by Norman Foster). The Old Port is still the nerve center of Marseille.

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