Escale BORELY — Attraction in Marseille

Nice beaches (sand or shingle) just a short walk from Parc Borély. A selection of restaurants, cafés and ice cream parlours, as well as the giant ferris wheel, add to the attraction. There is the famous Marseille skatepark and plenty of grassed areas. A short walk to Les Plages du Prado, where the replica of Michael-Angelo's David stands watch over the town. Alternatively, the Pointe Rouge beaches nearby also offer a range of water sports and small businesses. A good place to take a dip, go for a run, or just watch the...

We felt unsafe on approaching the beach, homeless people, indecent smells on the way from parking lot to the beach. Only one shower, only two changing possibilities. Quite some bunch of people trying to sell stuff, and a few subjects which we would be suspecting of planning illegal actions while looking around. We did not feel safe, thankfully there was a place to store our car keys, purses and mobile phones (and that even free of charge) .. the parking lot was the most expensive one we have found in all France for...

Nice beach. There were a lot of beach bars where you can drink aperol in our case, or any other drink. It was too expensive for us. One coffee 8 euros, aperol spritz 12 euros. The problem is the parking space. There are many possible parking spaces, but there is a height limit for the vehicle (1.80m or 1.90m), so it's a problem if you come by van, as we did. In the end we found a parking lot on the side of the road. We had to wait for some car to move, which took some time,...