Nature in the Verduron district
Nature still occupies a large part of the Verduron district. The urban landscape is topped by a 195-metre-high rocky outcrop that shelters the Verduron oppidum. This historic site of fortified Celto-Ligurian dwellings probably dates from the end of the 3rd century BC. Excavations carried out between 1999 and 2003 revealed a number of remains, some of which, such as furniture, can be admired at the Musée d’Histoire de Marseille. This plot of land in the city’s 15th arrondissement is now a listed historic monument.
Historic sites of interest in the district
Take a stroll through this hillside district and you’ll come across the Saint-Garabed Armenian Apostolic Church, the first to be built in Marseille. You can also follow in the footsteps of the city’s military past, with bunkers and blockhouses still standing as reminders of the Second World War. The ruins of the buildings of the former Paul & Pons quarry stand before you. They once housed a crusher powered by water from the Marseille canal. Today, the quarry is used as a climbing wall, with some fifteen routes designed for beginners.
The Verduron district was formerly part of the canton of Marseille-Verduron, a former French administrative division that included certain districts of the city’s 15th arrondissement and all the districts of the 16th arrondissement.
Vue Verduron 1
Oppidum Du Verduron Mairie Du 15 16 21
Oppidum Du Verduron Mairie Du 15 16 22
Saint Garabed Church 1
