Meet in front of Abbaye Saint-Victor
Our meeting point is just a stone’s throw from the Vieux-Port. I took the opportunity to grab a delicious navette from Le Four des Navettes before we started (it’s on the way, so I couldn’t resist!).
Our guide Benjamin is waiting for us just outside Saint-Victor Abbey. Today, 8 of us are motivated to discover ‘Marseille autrement'(Marseille in a different way). We were very curious when Benjamin explained what Marseille was like in the past. He even pulls out several maps from different periods so that we can see everything he’s explaining. It’s great because we get a great view of the city, so we can really understand how it has evolved.
Benjamin took the opportunity to explain the legend of Saint Victor, a Roman legionary who became bishop of Marseille (the man behind the Abbey, as you may have guessed).
We don’t go inside the Abbey (I know I’ll have to come back and visit this vestige of Marseille’s history), but Benjamin takes the time to explain some of its architecture and the buildings that surround it, always with maps to make everything more realistic!
