New Posts For Thread: Anyone been to Marseille or Toulon?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30318717/anyone-been-to-marseille-or-toulonI'm visiting friends in Nice later this year but want to make it a longer trip so was thinking about taking in Marseille and Toulon, anyone been? Should I bother?really interesting write up sumo.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30318717/anyone-been-to-marseille-or-toulon?post_id=541894629#541894629really interesting write up sumo.Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:42:37 -0500Damn. Only just seen this.I would have suggested getting the ferry from Toulon to the island of Porquerolles, just off the coast. Lovely, totally unspoilt place.The south of France is littered with great places to go if you have even the vaguest intehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30318717/anyone-been-to-marseille-or-toulon?post_id=541880637#541880637Damn. Only just seen this.I would have suggested getting the ferry from Toulon to the island of Porquerolles, just off the coast. Lovely, totally unspoilt place.The south of France is littered with great places to go if you have even the vaguest inteThu, 16 Oct 2014 10:49:06 -0500So I went...Marseille- I liked it. Around the old port was really nice. A lot of museums, nice buildings, decent bars and restaurants. It does drop pretty badly away from the port, unless you stick to the southwards coast towards the beaches which arhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30318717/anyone-been-to-marseille-or-toulon?post_id=541878151#541878151So I went...Marseille- I liked it. Around the old port was really nice. A lot of museums, nice buildings, decent bars and restaurants. It does drop pretty badly away from the port, unless you stick to the southwards coast towards the beaches which arThu, 16 Oct 2014 06:47:55 -0500been to montpellier ,very nice , much referred to marseielles.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30318717/anyone-been-to-marseille-or-toulon?post_id=540746899#540746899been to montpellier ,very nice , much referred to marseielles.Sat, 02 Aug 2014 09:38:05 -0500Thanks for the responses. I will include Toulon, I think I'll read a bit more about Marseille. I liked Montpellier which someone told me is very much Marseille Lite, but the descriptions of a North African Dover do put me off, but then you get out thhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30318717/anyone-been-to-marseille-or-toulon?post_id=540744519#540744519Thanks for the responses. I will include Toulon, I think I'll read a bit more about Marseille. I liked Montpellier which someone told me is very much Marseille Lite, but the descriptions of a North African Dover do put me off, but then you get out thSat, 02 Aug 2014 07:39:54 -0500Vatican City?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30318717/anyone-been-to-marseille-or-toulon?post_id=540737797#540737797Vatican City?Fri, 01 Aug 2014 16:20:45 -0500not sure posy but I think Marseille is where bouillabaisse originated, supposed to be loads of foreign pick pockets and beggars about but does any city not have those?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30318717/anyone-been-to-marseille-or-toulon?post_id=540737119#540737119not sure posy but I think Marseille is where bouillabaisse originated, supposed to be loads of foreign pick pockets and beggars about but does any city not have those?Fri, 01 Aug 2014 15:53:40 -0500was there in 1998 for world cup. dodgy in parts, main part was ok.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30318717/anyone-been-to-marseille-or-toulon?post_id=540736841#540736841was there in 1998 for world cup. dodgy in parts, main part was ok.Fri, 01 Aug 2014 15:42:57 -0500Cassis is a refreshing summer aperatif drink...put a couple of teaspoons of the stuff into a fluted champagne glass and fill up with sparkling winehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30318717/anyone-been-to-marseille-or-toulon?post_id=540736289#540736289Cassis is a refreshing summer aperatif drink...put a couple of teaspoons of the stuff into a fluted champagne glass and fill up with sparkling wineFri, 01 Aug 2014 15:20:49 -0500I worked in Marseille 25 years or so ago and the seafood especially the bouillabaisse is the best... parts of the city are like north africa and can feel threatening but it's an experience i really enjoyed. Not what i'd consider as a tourist city.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30318717/anyone-been-to-marseille-or-toulon?post_id=540736205#540736205I worked in Marseille 25 years or so ago and the seafood especially the bouillabaisse is the best... parts of the city are like north africa and can feel threatening but it's an experience i really enjoyed. Not what i'd consider as a tourist city.Fri, 01 Aug 2014 15:17:14 -0500