Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(La Criée;
Click here
;
04 91 54 70 54;
www.theatre-lacriee.com
; 30 quai de Rive
Neuve)
Dance and drama, sometimes in English.
Sports
FOOTBALL
Olympique de Marseille
Marseille's cherished football team plays at
Stade Vélodrome
(3 bd Michelet; 1hr guided
stadium tours in Jul & Aug €5; Rond-Point du Prado)
. Buy tickets at
OM's Boutique
Officielle
( 04 91 33 20 01; 44 La Canebière;
10am-7pm Mon-Sat;
Canebière
Garibaldi,
Noailles)
for as little as €20.
Shopping
For chic shopping and large chains, stroll west of the Vieux Port to the 6th
arrondisse-
ment
, especially pedestrianised rue St-Ferréol. Major chains fill
Centre Bourse
and line
rue de la République.
La Maison du Pastis
(108 quai du Port)
Sample over 90 varieties of the region's speciality, pastis (an aniseed-
flavoured aperitif), or you could try absinthe.
ALCOHOL
FOOD
daily;
Sadi Carnot)
Stock up on olive
oil, truffles and retro beer La Cagole de Marseille.
72% Pétanque
(10 rue du Petit Puits)
Brilliantly coloured scented soaps, such as chocolate.
COSMETICS
BOOKS
Vieux Port)
Maps and Lonely Planet guides.
