In Oscar-winning “The French Connection” (1971), the detective tracks the smugglers as far as the Chateau d'If and the alleys of Le Panier.
Founded around 600 BC by Greeks from Phocaea, Marseille is France's oldest city; in 1515 Francois I joined an orange-throwing battle at Notre-Dame de la Garde.
At the Vallon des Auffes, a tiny fishermen's harbour under the Corniche bridge, locals dive off the rocks at dawn before the crowds arrive.