Jardin botanique de la Ville de Marseille — Attraction in Marseille

As a huge botanical garden fan, and a bit of a plant connaissuer, I was very much looking forward to this visit. I came to this part of town especially to visit this jardin. Big mistake. Huge. Most of the plants were dead and everything was extremely dry. Whats more, a tree in the japanese garden was ridden with aphids which later infested my sunhat! Very gross. Do not visit unless you have a keen interest in these...

We went with my 5 and 10 year old sons, and they enjoyed it very much. I must admit that I was surprised that they did. The people working there were very welcoming and helpful. On our second visit, the garden looked a bit less glamorous since it was not quite full of autumn colours but, nevertheless, still very enjoyable. It's always a pleasure to visit the gardens as they bring a sens of inner peace...

This botanic garden is small, but has some real gems. There are some exquisite specimen trees, and shrubs that I haven’t seen another gardens. You can walk through this garden in about an hour or less. There’s some shade, but in the summer visiting early or bringing heart is...