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Parking is available on Quai de la Joliette, Rue Marchetti or Rue Mazenod. There is always space if you arrive before 9.30 a.m. In Marseille, parking is free on Sundays in all streets.
(S/E) From 18 Rue Mazenod, go straight up to the square in front of the Cathédrale de la Major.
(1), walk along the cathedral on your left via Avenue Robert Schuman and continue along Esplanade de la Tourette. At the top, you will arrive in front of Saint-Laurent Church with Fort Saint-Jean opposite and a view of the Old Port as a bonus.
(2) Turn left onto Rue Saint-Laurent. After the bend, turn left onto Place de Lenche with its small theatre.
(3) At the top of the square, turn right onto Montée des Accoules and take the third street on the left, Rue du Refuge. At the end of the street, turn left and then immediately right onto Place des Pistoles, which you cross diagonally to arrive in front of the Vieille Charité. Take a look around the site.
(4) At the exit of the Vieille Charité, turn left and then right onto Rue du Puits du Denier, then straight ahead onto Rue des Muettes to arrive at Place des Moulins.
(5) Turn left at this square and go down the stairs on the right, Montée du Saint-Esprit, until you reach the bottom. You will arrive at an esplanade with Notre-Dame-des-Accoules on your right.
(6). Pass in front of the Hôtel Daviel, a little further down, the Maison Diamantée and a little further down again, the Hôtel de Ville, arriving at the Quai du Vieux Port.
(7) Turn left and, at the end on the right, onto Quai de la Fraternité.
(8) At the end of the quay, cross the road and take Cours Jean Ballard opposite, then straight ahead onto Rue Breteuil.
(9) Turn right onto Rue Sainte and follow it to the end. Almost at the end of the street, on the right, you will see a bakery selling Navettes and a little further on, the Abbey and Place Saint-Victor.
(10) Retrace your steps a little and turn right onto Rue d'Endoume. Cross the boulevard and immediately turn left onto Rue des Lices.
(11) At the top of the street after the bend, turn right onto Rue Chaix, climb the steps, turn left and then immediately right onto Rue de Vauvenargues until you reach the steps leading up to Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde.
After visiting the basilica, return to the first level and follow the wall on the sea side until you reach the opening towards Montée du Commandant René Valentin.
(12). Halfway down the hill, turn left onto Traverse du Génie, then left again to reach Parc du Bois Sacré, an ideal spot for a snack break.
Go down the park path and follow Rue du Bois Sacré, then turn right onto Chemin du Roucas Blanc for about 150 metres. Leave Boulevard Amédée Autran on your left, continue on Chemin du Roucas Blanc and take the second street on the left, Impasse du Belvédère.
(13) Turn left onto Impasse Cuino, which continues onto Rue Scudéry. Turn right onto Impasse Vallon Jourdan. Continue straight ahead on Rue du Vallon Jourdan and follow this street downhill. Leave the street on your right, then leave Rue du Vallon Jourdan and turn left onto Avenue David Dellpiane, which you follow to the end.
(14) At the crossroads, turn left onto Rue d'Endoume. Keep Rue Turcon on your right and, 150 metres further on, you will come to a crossroads.
(15) Turn right onto Rue du Vallon des Auffes and continue along this street until you reach the sea, Anse des Auffres.
(16) Turn left and climb the steps to Avenue Edmond Oraison. Turn right and join Corniche du Président John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Turn left, continue for 150 metres and climb the steps on your left. Continue along Rue des Pêcheurs until you reach Endoume Church, go around it on the left and follow Boulevard Tolstoï.
(17) Turn right onto Rue d'Endoume and continue until you reach the steps, which you descend. Pass under the boulevard and join the Corniche.
(18) Keep right as close to the sea as possible along Anse de Maldormé, climb the stairs and continue first on Rue de la Douane, then right onto Chemin du Génie. Continue straight ahead on Rue Boudouresque until you reach Corniche du Président John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
(19) Turn left and follow this boulevard for about 1 km. It continues as Rue des Catalans and then Boulevard Charles Livon. 50 m after the Esplanade du Pharo, you will come to the crossroads with Allée Médecin Colonel Eugène Jamot.
(20) Turn left to enter the Jardin du Pharo. Walk around the (magnificent) park and rejoin the boulevard.
(21) Turn left onto the boulevard, which becomes Quai Rive Neuve further on. Just opposite Rue Fort Notre-Dame, you will see the ferry terminal for the Old Port on your left.
(22) Take it to disembark at Quai du Vieux-Port. Turn left and, at the end of the quay, continue on Avenue Vaudoyer, then slightly left onto Boulevard du Littoral. Behind the Cathédrale de la Major, you will find your car park (S/E).
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