Escale Oceania Vieux Port

Located right in the heart of Marseille’s bustling Old Port, and just steps away from all major transport links, this handy hotel’s well placed for access to everything Frances’ second largest city has to offer. Expect the next couple of days to be packed with exciting things to do if you spend your city break here.

For starters, Fort Saint-Jean, one of Marseille’s most visited monuments, is only a 15-minute stroll from the hotel and has been charming tourists with its sweeping views of the port for decades. Walk just a little further and you’ll arrive at the Mucem – a modern museum packed with artefacts and collections that span the entire history of western civilisation. Spend a few hours admiring its many exhibitions and you may feel like a world-class anthropologist by the time you’ve finished.