Accompanying person programme
OPTIONAL TOURS
A specific optional tours programme has been taylor-made for regularly registered participants and accompanying persons. These visits will be an excellent opportunity to discover some of the most outstanding artistic and historic highlights of Marseille and its surroundings.
Tours programme, description and conditions are indicated here below. To sign up for tours, please tick corresponding boxes on the registration form or in the online registration and send your payment.
- All tours will be conducted in English.
- Full day excursions include lunch.
- The organisers reserve the right to cancel tours with less than 10 participants.
| Thursday, June 19th 2008 |
Friday, June 20th 2008 |
Saturday, June 21st 2008 |
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| Morning | V1 Panoramic tour of Marseille 09.00 am – 12.00 pm |
V3 The Old Marseille and the Panier 09.00 am – 12.00 pm |
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| Afternoon | V2 The Forts of the Vieux Port 02.00 pm – 05.00 pm |
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| Full Day | F1 Day in Arles and the Baux of Provence 08.00 am – 06.00 pm |
F2 Day in Aix en Provence and Cassis 08.00 am – 06.00 pm |
HALF DAY TOURS
V1 PANORAMIC TOUR OF MARSEILLE
Departing from the Vieux Port, historic heart of the city, tour along the Quai du Port to reach the new port of La Joliette set up since the 19th century. Through the Old City, the Panier district, then to the Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde (inside visit).
Your tour continues along the coastline over the Cornice Kennedy with its splendid villas until the Parc Balnéaire du Prado, view over the Frioul archipelago and Château d’If. Following the visit along the avenue du Prado, la Canebière Pictures stop at the Palais Longchamp.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Departure by coach 9:00 am - Return 12:00 pm
Duration: 3 hours
Price per person: 48€ (transportation included)
Meeting point at the welcome desk of the congress.
V2 THE FORTS OF THE VIEUX PORTS
With their superb military architecture, a symbol of the royal power of Louis 14, the Forts St Jean & St Nicolas guard the Old Port of Marseille and therefore the city.
The St Jean Fort was a former Commandery dated back to the XII century and the Fort St Nicolas was a Naval dockyard build by Monsieur the brother’s king.
To go from one fort to the other one, we shall use the Ferry to cross the port.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Departure at 2:00 pm - Return at 05:00 pm
Duration 2 hours walk
Price per person: 23 €
Meeting point is at the welcome desk of the congress.
V3 THE OLD MARSEILLE AND THE PANIER
Located between the town hall and the Port of la Joliette, Le Panier district is the oldest area of France. Walk up the passageways, the narrow cobbles stone streets lined with coloured small houses where used to live the fishermen and craftsmen and foreigners. On top of Le Panier, pop in into the Vieille Charité ; former orphan-age transformed today into a museum. This beautiful building was save thanks to world known the architect Le Corbusier.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Departure at 9:00 am - Return by 12:00 pm
Duration 3 hours walk
Price per person: 20 €
Meeting point is at the welcome desk of the Congress.
FULL DAY TOURS
F1 DAY IN ARLES AND THE BAUX DE PROVENCE
Departure from Marseille to the city of Arles. This city, the “Gate of Camargue region” is a very ancient town, marked by the extremely richness of its roman and Romanesque heritage and 16th century architecture.
The painter Van Gogh lived here for a while Departure to the heart of the young mountains “Les Alpilles” until “the Citadel of Les Baux de Provence”. A fortified village remarkable for its site and its architecture dating back from the Middle-Ages up to the 16th century.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Departure by coach 8:00 am - Return 6:00 pm
Price per person: 130 €
Meeting point is at the Palais of the Pharo welcome desk.
F2 DAY IN AIX EN PROVENCE AND CASSIS
Located 30 Km North of Marseille, the city of Aix en Provence is well-known for the narrow streets of its Old Town, its fountains and its numerous mansions (17th – 18th centuries). Free time to stroll around the elegant avenues lined with plane trees and enjoy the atmosphere of the markets. Lunch in Aix en Provence.
Departure for Aix to Cassis (48 Km). This little seaside resort is situated between the Calanques (natural inlet of limestone, some of them shelter small harbours and sandy beaches) and the Cape Canaille cliffs. The Calanques of Cassis can be visited by boat. Boat trip from 45 min. to 1 hour 30.
Tour of a vineyard estate in Cassis: Cassis AOC produces white wine renamed for its scuttle fruit, flowery and spicy aromas.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Departure by coach: 8:00 am - Return 6:00 pm
Price per person: 130 €
Meeting point is at the Palais of the Pharo welcome desk.