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Marseille Cathedral
A huge striped cathedral in Byzantine style beside the port, among the largest built in France in the 19th century.
- Open
- Closed Mondays
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- Place de la Major, 13002 MarseilleDirections
- Getting There
- Between Le Panier and the MuCEM.
Why Go
La Major was built from 1852 to 1896 in green and white stone, with domes and mosaics. The small Romanesque old cathedral stands beside it.
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