You're in Marseille and you're looking for a drink? Would you like to do it by taking advantage of the city? Discover the 9 best rooftops where to drink a drink in Marseille!
Marseille is an extraordinary city, with a special soul. Whether you love or not, the phocean city never leaves indifferent. Marseille also has many charming places. Nothing better, therefore, to enjoy the Marseille decors, a glass by hand.
Wanderlix thought of you! Here are the 9 best rooftops where to drink a drink in Marseille!
1. Les Terrasses du Port
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Les Terrasses du Port is a shopping center of Marseille, close to Old Port and Joliette Metro Station. But in addition to a shopping break, the shopping centre offers LE ROOFTOP, an outdoor space of 1500m2 where you can take a drink and enjoy a 360° view. In winter it is even possible to enjoy a rink.
2. The Dantès Skylounge
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Sofitel Marseille Vieux-Port is one of the most prestigious hotels in the city. But beyond hotel services, the place has one of the most beautiful rooftops in Marseille: the Dantès Skylounge. This 150m2 bar offers from the month of May to drink a drink while admiring the view of the Old Port. In the background, you can also see Our Lady of the Guard the one that the premises nickname "The Good Mother".
3. La Friche La Belle de Mai
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The Friche is a place of work and innovation as well as a place of exhibitions and leisure. Every year, the place offers more than 450,000 visitors. Among the must-see places of the Friche are the rooftop terrace. A large space of 8000m2 where the population can go for a drink. From May on, musical evenings are organized. The rooftop terrace is also transformed into a lorque outdoor cinema in the summer. The cherry on the cake? A unique panorama of the centre and the Mediterranean.
Unlike the majority of the Marseille rooftops, its view is unpublished as its location changes.
4. La Caravelle
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La Caravelle is an iconic restaurant bar located on the Old Port. Already in 1920, the sailors considered the place as the uncontourable of the neighborhood. In addition to the interior space, the restaurant also has a terrace upstairs overlooking the Old Port, with the "Good Mother" always in the background.
La Caravelle organizes the animation of her bar in three times. An aperitif moment and wine tasting from 6:30 to 9:00. Then, from 9pm to 11pm, the bar sets off on cocktails before taking a more nightly tournure.
5. The Bar Le Capian
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The Capian is the bar-terrace of the InterContinental Marseille Hôtel-Dieu. It is one if it is not the most beautiful rooftop in Marseille. It offers a magnificent view of the heights of Marseille, in addition to the Old Port. In addition, the bar specializes in cocktails with a map containing no less than 50. But the card doesn’t stop there since it offers more than 200 different alcohols from around the world.
6. La Cité Radieuse du Corbusier
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The radiant city is a famous Marseille building, bearing the name of its architect . Also known as "the house of the fada", it houses apartments and a hotel. Upstairs, you can access the rooftop terrace where the Marseillais and tourists can enjoy the view of the Saint-Anne district and the heights. Not to mention drinking a drink. Space also hosts ad hoc events.
The place stands out from the other rooftops of Marseille because the view, like the Friche, changes. The main reason for this is due to geographical location. Indeed, the radiant city is located on boulevard Michelet, a mile from Stade Vélodrome. This is the perfect place to drink a drink on a rooftop, before going to see the Olympique de Marseille.
7. The MuCEM
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A must-see place in the city of Marseille, the Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée offers its visitors to explore the history of the Mediterranean peoples. The place was created on the occasion of the designation of the city as European Capital of Culture in 2013. If this museum, which pays tribute to the first people who set the course on the city, the Phoceans, it also allows to enjoy the rooftop. Indeed, at the top of the museum, an open space allows you to stop drinking a drink and enjoy the view. You will see Fort St-Jean, the Old Port, the sea and Notre Dame de la Garde.
8. The Rowing Club
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The Rowing Club is chef Christian Ernst's restaurant. Its terrace is certainly one of the most beautiful rooftops in Marseille. Located close to the Pharo, you can enjoy the terrace during an after-work or a sunny afternoon.
Note that the restaurant is currently closed and will open again in April 2020.
9. The Little Pavilion
Photo credit: Le Petit Pavillon
The last Mareillais rooftop we recommend, the Petit Pavillon is a restaurant built in 1854. If you can come to eat, it is also possible to enjoy its terrace and view of the Mediterranean, from the Corniche. The terrace, a wooden pontoon, gives its guests the impression of finding themselves at the beach.
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