Dear traveler, if you land at Marseille-Provence Airport you can take one of those huge turquoise blue coaches displaying « Marseille » in the upper case. The fare is about 6€ and a loader will help you loading your luggage in the cargo compartment. These buses can also be considered for wheelechaired persons, one per coach. But the coach frequancy being high (one per 15 min), so it is quiet feasible.

If you come by train, you may arrive at St Charles station, then it is a lot more easier. you are already in Marseille.  The turquoise blue bus from Airport ends at St Charles.  

1. go back to the old port. Take the bus 60 to enjoy the 360° panorama at Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde
2. Continue with the bus 83 until the next stop Catalans. it’s a lovely beach with volley ball courts. Continue whether with bus or walking toward the Vallons des Auffes. It’s a little intimistic port, really pittoresque and typical in provincial colors. you have the stairs at both sides of street. you have a monument in memory of oriental soldiers. Take a nice photo. Go back the monument, let your hair go. Next you can also descend at the Fausse Monnaie, leads you on the rocks, to contemplate the sea. Enjoy the sound of water, get a little bit of silence. Take the bus or continue by foot. Next stop Parc Valmer. It’s a really beautiful exotic garden with palm trees. A villa within looks at the sea. Climb to the villa, make a titanic pose, look back at the sea. Yeah, every one wants to live there :). Continue by the sea. you’ll now soon arrive to La plage de Prophète. A lovely beach where you can descend. If you feel like having a romantic walk, continue walking along this long ciment bench which is the longest in world, yeah it’s true. you’ll come across to another monument in honor of those who came back from other countries afater the WWII. Still have time ? take the bus 83 and stop at Parc Borely, which is known as a cool parc in summer. Unfortunately, having visited it in winter, I do not have an objective point of view.