Marseille Seaside E-Bike Tour

• Day tours by bike
• France
• Marseille

Marseille’s coastal beauty and serene sightseeing spots

A sublime cycle through Marseille’s seaside districts awaits you on the Marseilles Seaside E-Bike Tour, including the Vallon des Auffes, Palais du Pharo, and Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde. With the added benefit of electric bike rental, this family-friendly tour is a sensational sightseeing exploration of Marseille’s coastal beauty.

Your bicycle tour begins in the gorgeous fishing village known as Vallon des Auffes, filled with fishermen’s cabins and traditional ‘pointu’ boats. This serene seaside village is guaranteed to take your breath away with its natural coastal beauty - gaze out over shorelines dotted with brightly colored fishing boats and admire outstanding ocean views. Your guided day tour takes you on to the phenomenal Palais du Pharo, built in 1858 by Emperor Napoleon III to please Empress Eugénie. Situated right at the entrance to the Old Port, it's a simple cycle to this staggering sightseeing spot.

Bike on to the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde, the most famous symbol of Marseille. Built on the foundations of the highest natural point in the city, the basilica, known affectionately by locals as La Bonne Mère (‘The Good Mother’), watches earnestly over the city beneath. The upper church, built in the Neo-Byzantine style, is richly decorated with mosaics, and features a tower 41m high, supporting a 12.5m belfry, topped with a 11.2m copper statue of the Madonna and Child in glinting gold leaf! An unmissable, awe-inspiring icon of magical Marseille to round off your relaxing seaside e-bike tour.

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Highlights

Auffes Valley, Pharo Palace, Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde

What’s included

• E-bike and helmet rental
• English-speaking guide

Meeting place & directions

Fada Bike Café, 34 Rue Plan Fourmiguier 13007, Marseille, France