Fort Saint Jean

Go to Marseille's Old Port and discover Fort Saint-Jean, one of the city's best essential attractions. The fortification goes back to the seventeenth century, when it was based on the site of a medieval fortress utilized by the Knights of St. John. Throughout the hundreds of years it has housed French Army troops, the Foreign Legion, and German involving powers amid World War II.

Seriously harmed in 1944, the stronghold is currently to a great extent reestablished and fills in as a period case, with shows recounting stories from its past and a wealth of alcoves and crevices to investigate. You'll likewise be remunerated with astonishing perspectives of the city and the port. Entering the fortification is free.