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Old May 9, 2012 | 6:55 am
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Originally Posted by JDiver
More tourist things to do (and places to eat) in Marseille... and no, personal safety and security is not as much of an issue as one might believe from past decades. I have seen no sinister smugglers and drug runners lurking about the Vieux Port, though there are plenty of construction workers creating the expansive pedestrian mall - hopefully by 2013 and Marseille's year as Culture Capital of Europe / Capitale européenne de la culture. More to do near the Vieux Port, where Phocaeans landed ~600 B.C.
I will sheepishly admit to bypassing MRS in favor of Aix while spending a few weeks in Provence a few years back in part because of concerns about personal safety. I will have to rectify that error soon and your insights are appreciated, JDiver.
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