• Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde. The defining symbol of Marseille towers on a hilltop 154 metres above the city, with the gilded statue of the Virgin Mary...
  • Considered the spiritual symbol of Marseille, the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde is well worth a visit. Recently renovated, it is beautiful, both inside and out.
  • The Basilica Notre-Dame de la Garde is located on the highest part of Marseille and became the most-visited sight in the city.
  • An emblematic figure of the city, beyond the sacred nature of this place for the people of Marseille, Notre-Dame de la Garde offers an exceptional interlude away...
  • Notre-Dame de la Garde, known to local citizens as la Bonne Mère, is a Catholic basilica in Marseille, and the city's best-known symbol.
  • Wars of religion edit. Map of Marseille in 1575, with Notre-Dame de la Garde fort in the foreground. Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, II-12.
  • A View Of Notre Dame De La Garde From The Old Porte In Marseille In France. ... The Virgin And Child Of The Notre Dame De La Garde In Marseille.
  • Marseille Cathedral of Notre Dame de la Garde, Important local landmark and the site of a popular annual pilgrimage on Assumption Day.
  • Marseille has a metro system, but there are no metros that go to Notre Dame de la Garde. By Foot: From the east side of the Vieux Port is a trail to climb up...
  • For those who wish, the Notre Dame de la Garde basilica is accessible by bus (line 60) or by the small train of Marseille which will delight young and old alike.