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Marseille __ You will find an encyclopedic article with links to related materials. "Latin: Massilia) is the second largest city in France and the third metropolitan area, with 1,516,340 inhabitants at the 1999 census. Located in the former province of Provence and on the Mediterranean Sea, it is France's largest commercial port." - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marseille,_France

Marseille __ "Second largest city in France and the largest commercial port, Marseilles, in the time of the French colonies, was the gateway to the Mediterranean, Today Marseilles remains a capitol of southern Europe, cosmopolitan and exuberant, with its picturesque old port, its Bouillabaisse and its folklore." You will find a good overview of the city with history, video, slide show and more. - illustrated - from provenceweb.fr - http://www.provenceweb.fr/e/bouches/marseill/marseill.htm

Marseilles, France Photos __ A gallery of large and well annotated photos. - illustrated - from galenfrysinger.com - http://www.galenfrysinger.com/marseilles.htm

Marseille, France Forecast : Weather Underground __ Current and forecast weather conditions. - from wunderground.com - http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/07650.html

Marseille History __ A brief outline of the city's history. - From beyond.fr - http://www.beyond.fr/villages/marseille-history-provence-france.html

Marseille History __ "Marseille was founded in 600 B.C. by Greeks from Phocaea as a trading port under the name ???????? (Massalia; see also List of traditional Greek place names). Facing an opposing alliance of the Etruscans, Carthage and the Celts, the Greek colony allied itself with the expanding Roman Republic for protection." An encyclopedic article. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marseille,_France#History

Marseille Photos __ A gallery of click-to-enlarge photo images of Marseille. - illustrated - From pbase.com/Nikola Gruev - http://www.pbase.com/ngruev/marseille

Marseille Provence Airport __ General airport information and flight times. - illustrated - from mrsairport.com - http://www.mrsairport.com/eng/index.jsp

Street Map of Marseille __ "You can zoom in to see a map of the area of Marseille which interests you, or zoom out to see a map of the area around Marseille, for example, if you need directions to Marseille from elsewhere." - From provence.forumforus.com - http://provence.forumforus.com/Map_of_Marseille

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