Our favorite hotels near Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde

Guest rating: Impressive, 3.0

Hotel Sylvabelle Marseille

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Hotel Kyriad Marseille Centre - Paradis - Prefecture

Children 3 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using...

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LOGIS Edmond Rostand Marseille

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Radisson Blu Hotel, Marseille Vieux Port

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New Hotel Bompard Marseille

Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using...

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Mariette Pacha Marseille

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Hôtel Lutia Marseille

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Guest rating: Great, 3.5

Grand Tonic Hotel Marseille-Vieux Port

This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests...

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Hôtel Du Sud Marseille

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.

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Guest rating: Great, 3.5

Alizé Marseille

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Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

ibis Styles Marseille Castellane

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Sofitel Marseille Vieux Port

Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel...

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Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

Europe Hotel Marseille
Guest rating: Great, 3.5

Premiere Classe Marseille Centre

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Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

Hôtel Carré Vieux Port Marseille

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The Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde is undoubtedly one of the best sights of Marseilles that you should not fail to see while you are in France. This is because the distinctive basilica could really be seen as dominating the city with its pinnacle of 154 metres.

The hill that the basilica now stands on was used in the past as a lookout post and a vital city fortification, as Francois I had a fort built here in 1524. Known as the Colline de la Garde, the hill eventually became a well-known place of worship and pilgrimage when the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde was built on it. Of the Romano-Byzantine style, the basilica is topped with a gilded bronze statue of the Virgin and Child, which is considered as quite monumental and among the greatest sights of Marseilles that you can lay your eyes on. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the present basilica was designed by Esperandieu and was part of the Second Empire building work. It was consecrated in 1864.