Marseille has been celebrating 80 years since Operation Dragoon, ... Raking fire from a Sherman tank on the Canebiere, a large avenue in Marseilles, during the war.

Vieux Port started docking ships and boats back in 600 B.C., and it was a vibrant hub of the city until steamboats became the preferred mode of transport and Vieux Port was considered too shallow.

Rates. Standard doubles begin at 116 euros, or about $131.. The Basics. The Hotel Maison Saint Louis is the second hotel from the Marseille hotelier Loïc Fauchille, who formerly worked for Groupe ...