Marseille: Culinary Backstreets - Beyond Bouillabaisse
ID: GYG1443844-2204033
Category:
Country: France
Duration:
06:00 hours
Description
Explore Marseille on a guided food tour. Discover the city's migratory history, taste local delicacies, and enjoy an apèro by the port.
Meet your guide at the Gare St. Charles train station and explore Marseille’s migratory history. Enjoy a quick coffee paired with baked goods before navigating between neighborhoods that stretch beyond the Vieux-Port.
Taste West African accras, Algerian bradj stuffed with dates in Noailles, and Marseille’s signature boat-shaped biscuit, navettes. Make several other stops in between, sampling locally caught seafood, lemonade made by Tunisian Jewish immigrants, Armenian charcuterie, and much more.
Learn about the history of each dish and encounter locals to reveal what makes this 2600-year-old port city tick. To wrap up your day, settle into a local institution by the port and do like the Marseillais do with apèro, the traditional happy hour that is revered like a religion throughout the city.
Highlights
- Savor the flavors of Marseille on a guided food tour
- Learn about the city's migratory history at Gare St. Charles
- Taste West African accras and Algerian bradj in Noailles
- Try Marseille’s signature boat-shaped biscuit, navettes
- Enjoy an apèro, the traditional happy hour, by the port
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour involves walking, so wear comfortable shoes.
The tour includes tastings of various foods, so inform the guide of any dietary restrictions or allergies in advance.
Meeting Point and Directions:
The meeting point is at the top of the monumental staircase, “Escalier de la Gare Saint-Charles”, leading from Boulevard d’Athenes at Place des Marseillaises up to the main level of the train station. As you climb the stairs you will see two large lion statues. Your guide will be waiting for you just beside the lion on the left.
Find the meeting point with ease: Use the map linked here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/prDv2bWqAPWDjLaJ9
INCLUDED
- Guided food tour in Marseille
- Coffee and baked goods
- Tasting of West African accras
- Tasting of Algerian bradj
- Tasting of Marseille's navettes
- Locally caught seafood
- Tunisian Jewish lemonade
- Armenian charcuterie
- Apèro at a local institution
NOT INCLUDED
- Transportation to and from the meeting point
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
